Keeping up the habit

that's right folks. i did it. i was able to remember the block of time in the tuesday evening hours at the house are more or less free to practice! oh, it's so good.

i felt myself losing air more this time. when i figured out "vengo a adorarte" (here i am to worship), i was blasting through the mouth more than through the lungs. bad, bad. i had a glass of water with me to help me to pace myself, but it was still hard.

by the end of practice time my tone was improving. if i could practice each day i'm sure it would be close to perfect.

practiced hitting the high notes with the octave key instead of changing my embouchure which i hear is a good thing.

aaand... stayed on page 14 and 15 to work on my rhythm. darn you 16th notes!

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Por fin

one of my resolutions this year is getting back into the groove of playing the sax. how does this happen when I have no schedule? it doesn't. so i enter week three of life with a schedule again (thank God), and found a little pocket of time in my tuesday evenings for a little practice.

i honestly don't know if i will be able to practice more than once a week. but better than nothing after all.

i also praise God for muscle memory, because my lungs didn't fail me, nor my lips (they aren't even buzzing). i am in need of working on the long notes, but after a review of most of what i've already learned, i find myself doing much better than i thought i would be after not one, two, three, but for or even five months of practice.

fea actitud, yo sé. pero bueno. aqui estoy.
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