Day 3

Hi! Today is a sunny, beautiful day and one great for practicing!:)

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Today's Agenda:
Face Ex.
Breathing Exercise

MP buzz (with met) to focus: breath and release through mp. No stopping air! Firm embouchure to produce "core" sound. Do not produce sound by forcing lips to do the work-let air and support carry the tone.

Rest

Horn improv. (with met)

Rest

Pitch benders m C-l C + m C-h C (after going down to l C, lips began to feel fatigued)

Rest, Rest

mC-hC


**Again, I am surprised by the quality of sound on day 3. There have been times when the tone has completely gone and the embouchure is difficult to form when picking the horn up after not playing for months.

Exciting Idea: Put on a recital. Sasha-pianist, Alex-Saxophone, Whitney? Hillary?

*Get Bear Tracks scale bk
*Get "The breathing gym"

It feels so good to be practicing again! Tomorrow I need to add basic rhythm practice and sight-reading. Also, pick an etude to start working on. Incorporate Crystobal's phone book exercise.