Music is well said to be the speech of angels; in fact, nothing among the utterances allowed to man is felt to be so divine.

Some say that radical events take gradual change. While it may take gradual change, it does take one radical step to initiate the change. I want to take that step today. I want to make myself presentable, take care of myself, care about everything and not just one thing, do something I love, etc. Here it is in my blog, so I have to keep to it.
1. Update this thing daily
2. Wake up in the morning and practice
3. Make a schedule and keep it
4. Go to the HRC!
5. Eat healthy

Ok, organization is key. Organization is key. So you may be wondering why I did this. At my internship, the organization is very mission driven. I want to have my own mission, my own goals in life. I really think that this possible arts administration path is where I want to go and I want to be prepared for anything it throws to me. Ok back to horn business. My goal for this week is to update this thing every night. If I don't, someone please slap me. I had a rollercoaster of a week practice-wise so I will inform you of all. And off we go:

9/29/08

10:00 AM
Breathe - 5
Buzz - 2
LT - 3
Flexies - 5
Scales/Circle - 5
Alphonse - 5

8:15 PM
Breathe - 10
Buzz - 2
Air Attacks - 3
LT - 5
Flexies - 5
Scales - 5
Circle - 5
Kopprasch - 5
Alphonse - 5
Morceau - 15
Fantasy - 5

9/30/2008
4:15 PM
Breathe - 10
Buzz - 2
Air Attacks - 3
Flexies - 5
Scales and Circle- 5
Kopprasch - 5
Alphonse - 5
Pottag - 5
Mosaico - 5
Morceau - 10
Fantasy - 10
Warm Down - 10

10/1/2008
10:00 AM
Breathe - 5
Buzz - 2
Air Attacks - 3
LT - 5
Flexies - 5
Scales - 5
Circle - 5
Kopprasch - 5
Alphonse - 5
Morceau - 15
Fantasy - 5

Lesson:
Scales: F# Major
G and F# Minor
Major Minor Circle
Alphonse 9 and 10
Kopp in E flat

8:00 PM
Breathe - 15
Buzz - 2
Air Attacks - 3
LT - 5
Flexies - 5
Scales - 5
Circle - 5

10/2/2008
Day Off

A Break for explanation: Tuesday, I had one of the best practice sessions I have had. I did mock performances of most everything and played extremely well. I played for a while so I warmed down plenty. Wednesday, I did not feel too well at all. I felt pretty poor during my lesson, but was feeling a bit better by the end. In my evening session, I was not feeling well and felt I was doing more harm than good. I decided to rest up, consume plenty of Vitamin C and take a day off. And now to finish off the week:

10/3/2008
10:00 AM
Breathe - 10
Buzz - 2
Air Attacks - 3
LT - 5
Flexies - 5
Scales - 5
Circle - 5
Kopprasch - 5
Alphonse - 5
Morceau - 15
Fantasy - 5
WD - 5

10/4/2008
12:00 PM
Breathe - 10
Buzz - 2
Air Attacks - 3
LT - 5
Flexies - 5
Scales - 5
Circle - 5
Kopprasch - 5
Alphonse - 5
Morceau - 15
Fantasy - 5
Prague - 5
Mosaico - 10
WD - 5

10/5/2008
9:30 AM
Breathe - 5
Buzz - 2
Air Attacks - 3
LT - 5
Flexies - 5
Scales - 5
Circle - 5
Kopprasch - 5
Alphonse - 5
Morceau - 10
Fantasy - 10
Mosaico - 10
WD - 5

10/6/2008
7:10 PM
Breathe - 5
Buzz - 2
LT - 3
Flexies - 5
Scales and Circle - 5
Alph - 5
Pottag - 5
Upper Range - 5
Polka and Fugue - 5
Morceau - 5
Fantasy - 5
WD - 5

I was feeling much better by Friday and I felt that my playing was back to where it was Monday and Tuesday by Saturday. My only concern is to have a purpose and be proactive about organization. iCal is my friend. I also began to work on my upper range. My biggest issue in my upper range is my chin and pushing too much. I ordered a hand support strap so that I will be able to tell easier when I am pushing. Well in order to keep with my resolutions at the beginning of this blog, I need to get to work on my Chamber Music paper.

Quote: Benjamin Britten