Take 5.. or take 25

a short, 40 min practice just to get back in the swing of things. it's amazing how fast the summer flies by and how much i need to be consistent if i want to learn this song by David Brubeck!

nevertheless, the tone came back. just the lips hurt. i can't wait for routine so i can figure in those hours for practice that will help me conquer Take 5!!!

rawr. haha. oh, and as previously mentioned, 40 minutes.

Won't give up

despite my lack of motivation to play today, i did. call it, still obsessed with the uke, or call it a-never-working printer that doesn't allow me to print new pieces i would like to learn, either way, the excuses are lame.

but i am here, which means i did practice, albeit it was short. 30 whole minutes. then again, you can add it to my hour long practice from last monday that i didn't log, and now i don't feel as bad. sort of.

it's fun to play outside, under the moon and stars. can't say that i like the mosquitos, but there you have it. perhaps i can look harder for more music, as well as a saxophone instructor? to get me going???

1.5 hours to add to the total. let's go!!

Unaccounted hours

first of all, there are about 4 hours of playing from when i was in the states. that is not to say that they were very good hours, but they were hours nonetheless.

then there was my first week back playing for 40 minutes before going to meet eva in the center for some ice cream.

then there was today. finally getting back into a rhythm (only for it to be cut off again for when i go on a two-week trip with kathryn soon!). nonetheless, it should be noted that i have a ukulele now, and that sort of distracts me from things. i am practicing that sucker a lot, but knew that it was important to play the sax as well.

so i did, and taking from a song i was practicing on the uke, i determined the notes of the infamous La Vie en Rose as sung by Edith Piaf. umm... it kind of rocks on the sax, i'm not gonna lie..

so yeah, another hour. 5 hours and 40 minutes to add to it all!

Full house

i don't think i have practiced in front of so many people before. it was a little weird. but i tried to focus on what i was playing more than who was in the house. i think i worked on Pink Panther more than any other piece today. there's a super high note, but i got it. also weird.

my smallest fan, named aslan, was said to have applauded my playing at various times. cute. i think it's safe to say if i need to play in front of kids they will love me. haha

another hour! i'm in the 190 hour range.. 200 feels soooo close!!!

By the book

that's right. i stuck to the book this practice. i mean, sure, i played a few other pieces for fun. and to finish off ten more minutes (and reach an hour for practice), i just fiddled around with a few notes from the key of G.

hmm.. i suppose fiddle is a strange verb to use right now.

any way, a fun practice. for an hour, as previously mentioned.

Even if it rains

really it was just lloviznando, but who's counting?

so i only practiced 50 minutes today due to the random cold and spitting rain. nevertheless, Take 5 continues to improve, and i have a couple songs of old sounding solid. i like it. i like it a lot.

i am kind of daydreaming about getting to practice with my cousin when i am in the states. that might be fun. but who knows? a duet?

in other news, the sound was a little off, but i wasn't willing to bring out the computer so i could tune the 'ophone because of weather conditions. such is life.

50 minutes!
188.5 + 50min = ???

Por fin

you have no idea how good it feels to play again. at first i was afraid, i was petrified.. oops. couldn't help that..

no but seriously, i had feared not being able to have a good sound when i started practice. nope. sounded great!!

went through almost everything i got, and of course focused at the end on Take 5. it's sounding a lot better--i just have to memorize one key part and i think i got the main lick. exciting!

ok. one hour more. here's to many more for this camp-less week. hooray!!!