I took the day off yesterday to just do something fun, and came back to my horn with a much better attitude this morning. Sometimes you just need a reset button. I was getting quite frustrated both with my schedule and my chops last week, and a day off can put everything in perspective. It's okay to have a week slump now and again- I can and will recover.
While I was practicing today, I was enjoying my tone. Every now and again, I am able to hear how beautiful the horn (and, I guess, me?) can sound. It's so noble and gives you that sinus-vibrating richness as you sing through sinewy melodies. (Thanks, Strauss.) I think my enjoyment was due in part to my "Inner Game"-ness which has been on my mind throughout the day. It can be such a chilling and thrilling sensation to realize that your body can do an amazing thing all by itself. I don't think about how to produce my tone, I just make it, my sound, out there in the world. It's so cool!
I also taught a lesson today and got on my student about organizing her practice with a little more intention. Solve one problem at a time, tackle one measure, one concept, one rhythm, and you will feel a right-ness of spirit, a sense of empowered accomplishment. That is the kind of practice that sticks- getting in there and digging out the grit between the tiles. Or scrubbing grease stains off the frying pan, which is what I spent an incredibly satisfying 20 minutes doing this evening.
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| I will best you. |
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