Feb 19

I practiced for 20 minutes tonight after work. About 10 minutes on each of the following : band music and chromatic scales. Progress is slow on sharps in both lines 1 and 2 on page 9 of the purple book. I have been trying to look up the fewest notes possible. Slowly I am making fewer mistakes, but need to work on playing more consistently in the sharps. Flats are less challenging, and can play through them much more quickly. To improve the parts I am struggling with, I will take the time to memorize the fingerings from my fingering chart, and begin to practice the song. Bar by bar, and if I make a mistake, I start all over. Progress is not significant yet, but it was only 10 minutes of playing. It is comforting when trying to work out the kinks of a scale that I know I can play with little difficulty once I learn the notes better, and I look forward to when i hit that point in the near future.
I played the solo at the end of 2nd Suite in F and am slowly getting improving at playing the slurred rhythm accurately, but I take it apart very slowly. I'm hitting notes correctly with the exception of the high g in bar 24 of letter H. Still need to work on the high range. Thinking about the note in my head beforehand helps. Gradual improvement and faster tempo is becoming easier to play. Also worked on "played less like a tuba player" for Rhosymedre, after working with Mr. Haq for 10 minutes after class yesterday.