Warm-up (15m)
Farkas Ex 1
A lot of bobbles today....
Friday, April 23, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Week 3 Thursday
Session 1 Warm-up
Mouthpiece buzz: core sound has improved a bit. Still striving for that "core". The sound can be attained by forcing it with the lips, but it needs to be with the air.
Upper left lip feels a bit fatigued today.
Sound: good, but striving for that big, core sound that Bob has.
Ex 1: Big improvement with slurs. Don't "bump" into each note. (Play these SLOWLY) I have a tendency to rush through the notes and hope that I get them. Play deliberately and purposefully.
EX 2: Play slow as well.
It took an hour to get through my warm-up plus Farkas 1,2. I need to play w-up+Farkas 1-6 in 20 minutes (once it's mastered).
**Look at Starrer
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Email Edgewood SO, Washington SO (done)
Mouthpiece buzz: core sound has improved a bit. Still striving for that "core". The sound can be attained by forcing it with the lips, but it needs to be with the air.
Upper left lip feels a bit fatigued today.
Sound: good, but striving for that big, core sound that Bob has.
Ex 1: Big improvement with slurs. Don't "bump" into each note. (Play these SLOWLY) I have a tendency to rush through the notes and hope that I get them. Play deliberately and purposefully.
EX 2: Play slow as well.
It took an hour to get through my warm-up plus Farkas 1,2. I need to play w-up+Farkas 1-6 in 20 minutes (once it's mastered).
**Look at Starrer
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Email Edgewood SO, Washington SO (done)
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Week 3 Wednesday
Lips feel big today.
Sound muffled at first but has improved over course of warm-up.
Sound muffled at first but has improved over course of warm-up.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Week 3 Tuesday
Warm-up
Lips had a work-out last night.
No pain. Just a lot of bobbles.
Note to self: don't pick up the horn at 9 pm. Tired.
Reminder: think of lips as a cushion and air pushing the notes through.
Lips had a work-out last night.
No pain. Just a lot of bobbles.
Note to self: don't pick up the horn at 9 pm. Tired.
Reminder: think of lips as a cushion and air pushing the notes through.
Monday, April 19, 2010
First Playing Experience
First rehearsal tonight with the North Suburban Symphonic Band. It was really fun and I am so surprised how everything was coming back! Two more rehearsals and then a concert! It feels really good to have just gone on a 'wim'. I literally got home, read the invite email, and jumped in my car:) Anyway, off to bed...just wanted to write to say this is exciting! I also sat next to this other nice girl-we're going to get together and play duets together.
Playing wise: High notes were really coming. I can remember in college it being so hard to hit the notes. Now, they're just coming almost effortlessly (I have been practicing with more air). Rhythm is still the biggest issue. Tuning, not so much an issue. Playing the rhythm needs the most work.
I spoke with the conductor of the group. He's a horn player and knew my old horn teacher. He said sitting next to him in the opera and ballet was like sitting next to a machine. He was always on and 100% accurate. It was cool to hear that and talk with someone who knew him.
Playing wise: High notes were really coming. I can remember in college it being so hard to hit the notes. Now, they're just coming almost effortlessly (I have been practicing with more air). Rhythm is still the biggest issue. Tuning, not so much an issue. Playing the rhythm needs the most work.
I spoke with the conductor of the group. He's a horn player and knew my old horn teacher. He said sitting next to him in the opera and ballet was like sitting next to a machine. He was always on and 100% accurate. It was cool to hear that and talk with someone who knew him.
Week 3 Monday
Hi, I've decided to start categorizing practice days by weeks. Friday completed day 10. Today is 3 days shy of the 3 week period. I am rounding up and calling today week 3.
Last week, I spoke with Chris from the Pittsburgh Opera. I will be auditioning in October! I need to figure out what to prepare for that.
Besides playing, the "day job" aspect of things is going pretty well. I have an interview lined up for this Wednesday at Cal U PA for a possible GA position. This is a pretty big deal because if I got this, it would mean possibly going to school to get EL ED certification for free.
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Session 1
Warm-up
Farkas Ex 1-improving. Continue to strive for accuracy in hitting each note in the center of the pitch and keeping the line very legato.
Ex 2-able to play at speed, which was not the case last week. Notes are choppy and not smooth.
Ex 3- play slowly with met.
(Lips are getting stronger day by day. I have had no problems so far, concerning lip pain.)
Last week, I spoke with Chris from the Pittsburgh Opera. I will be auditioning in October! I need to figure out what to prepare for that.
Besides playing, the "day job" aspect of things is going pretty well. I have an interview lined up for this Wednesday at Cal U PA for a possible GA position. This is a pretty big deal because if I got this, it would mean possibly going to school to get EL ED certification for free.
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Session 1
Warm-up
Farkas Ex 1-improving. Continue to strive for accuracy in hitting each note in the center of the pitch and keeping the line very legato.
Ex 2-able to play at speed, which was not the case last week. Notes are choppy and not smooth.
Ex 3- play slowly with met.
(Lips are getting stronger day by day. I have had no problems so far, concerning lip pain.)
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