good mornin

i almost forgot to include this morning's entry! i played during morning breakfast time, and i must say it was quite enjoyable. this instrument is just really fun, even if 16th notes are still crazy.

i'm also glad that the saxophone can be taken with me for my next big trip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

one more hour, hundreds to go!! 71.25 total.

16th notes are scary

i literally came out of my 45 min of practicing today saying, "my cheekies huwt." i sounded very much like a little girl who was exhausted.

and truly, page 11 and all of its 16th notes--i have so much practicing ahead of me just to get these down. i mean, i know i have rhythm, but applying it to a reed instrument is difficult i tell you!

maybe i'm complaining. i'll get over it. i'll even look back at this post with a simba-like attitude, "sixteenth notes? i laugh in the face of sixteenth notes! HA HA HA!!!"

hopefully :P

Loch Lomond

here it be, thanks to a fixed (for free) camera!

add one more hour to the total ladies and gents!

Two songs

i mean, i worked on a couple other songs. i just focused on two songs for the majority of my short practice today.

La Roca, which is a puerto rican folk song. and You're A Grand Old Flag by george m. cohan.

30 minutes of crazy eighth notes and crescendos.

Soy saxofonista

i wish i was a lot better, but i remember it comes with time. speaking of, an hour today.

ended with playing for my parents over skype. played Eine Kleine Nachtmusik as well as Victory March. dad liked the second one because it's the notre dame fight song. lol.

now my cheeks hurt, and i was a little breath.