Practice AGAIN

Okay, so after warming up I actually practiced Rhosymedre for 20 minutes, just the whole thing over and over. I noticed that I have a problem with holding my breath for long periods of time, as required in that particular piece, and I think some breathing excersises would help, as they have in the past for me. I also practiced some more chromatic scales from the purple book.

More Practice

Today I started by warming up with basic scales from the purple book, then I moved on to the chromatic scales on page 9. I got up to 5 on that one. Then, I practiced several Study Skills from the book in hopes of getting more comfortable with new scales, and at the very end I practiced the 1st and 2nd movements from the Holst piece. All in all, I practiced for 30 minutes.

Practice session

Today I sat down and spent 30 minutes practicing all 3 of the Holst movements that we have to play. After warming up, I began running through different measures that I was having trouble with. It was mostly in the first and fourth movements, and I think I made good progress with that. I have also set a goal for myself to be able to play higher notes like a high D and E without it sounding like a screaming cat. I will keep practicing until I can perfect it.

A new blog

Today I tried to change the colours of my blog so it can be 'creative.' And I am currently testing out the posting process. Everything seems to be good.