ideally, i would have been practicing as much, if not more this summer than at UNT this past year. i'm not an ideal person. the level and frequency of practice didn't occur at optimal levels.
the past week and the coming 3 weeks are devoted to hardcore trumpet practicing. i played through my jury piece from 2nd semester, as well as the first two Charlier etudes. i was able to get through them all, though perhaps not as beautifully as when i was at my peak at the end of the school year.
one good thing is that i've been playing a few gigs around town over the summer, so my jazz mindset is already here.
Charlier etudes = hard hard hard hard.
i'm not half as scared to go to college as i was last year. i know what to expect now, and if buckle down, and sight read well in my lab band audition, i should do fine. i already have my foot in the door, anyhow.
Posted by john guari at August 1, 2004 07:15 PM