I can't listen to that much Wagner. I start getting the urge to conquer Poland.

Today was a busier day than expected for me. I only have two classes plus band on MWF, but I also had tons of homework and laundry to do. I ended on a pretty poor note on Sunday, having a not so great rehearsal, but I remained optimistic. We also had our very first "Freshman Horn Awesomeness" today. In the first order of business, we decided that we will have some horn quartet awesomeness, culminating with of course, the Konzertstuck. The second order of business was breathing of course. We did some great breathing excercises that I immediately incorporated into my practice sessions. I discovered that after only three tries on the breath thing, I hit 700! However, good ole Wendell Rider once again informed me that it is not the capacity, but the percentage. Ok, on to the practice sessions:

8:00 AM
Buzzing - 2 min
Long Tones - 2 min
Slurs - 2 min
Articulations - 3 min
Scales - 5 min
Kopprasch - 5 min
Pottag - 5 min
Morceau - 12 min
Fantasy - 10 min
Warm Down - 3 min

12:15 PM
Buzzing - 2 min
Long Tones - 2 min
Slur - 3 min
Scales - 3 min
Kopprasch - 5 min
Pottag - 5 min
Alphonse - 5 min
Morceau - 15 min - included solfege-ing parts of it
Fantasy 15 min
Sight Read - 10 min
Warm Down - 5 min

7:00 PM
Breathing - 10 min
LT - 2 min
Slurs - 3 min
Scales - 5 min
Pottag - 5 min
Alphonse - 5 min
Morceau - 15 min
Fantasy - 10 min
Warm Down - 5 min

Total Practice Time: 3 hours!!!!!!

I finally made it to 3 hours on a school day!

My morning session was very similar to my Sunday evening. My lips didn't seem to want to work and I had a sore of the tip of my tongue. During my midday session, things started to get a little better and by the evening session, I felt pretty good. I didn't sound as good as I did on Friday, but I was back. After the Freshman Horn Awesomeness, I am definitely ready for a lesson to further my understanding of the pieces I am working on. I sure hope the sore on my tongue goes away and my tone is back to where it was on Friday!

I almost forgot!
Quote: Woody Allen