Practiced March 31 for 12 min

I dedicated my practice time to the Holst. I mostly practiced the first movement, focusing on articulation and dynamics. I especially focused on the timing during the measures J - K that the flutes had trouble with this morning in band. I had no idea i was playing it wrong until the workshop, so I practiced this section repeatedly until I could play it right 3 times in a row.

I then practiced the second movement, focusing on counting out the half beats in order to stop playing at the right time. I also attempting to play pp but its very hard to do when in such a high register.

Practice 15 Min March 25

I started off by practising the Chromatic Scales for 5 minutes. I was able to play through the first 6 without major problems, so I concentrated on bringing them up to speed.

For the last 10 minutes I practiced Second Suite in F. I practiced the first movement, focusing on the beginning (from letter A to E). I can play the notes very well, the only things i need to improve now are Dynaimcs and Articulation. Then I focused on letters J to K, again I can play at a fast speed, i just need to focus on Dynamics and on learning the fingerings for the higher register.

I then focused my attention on the last movement. I can play the notes correctly (except for the higher ledger-line notes), I just need to work on Dynamics.

15 min on Mar 3!!

I practiced for 15 minutes today. For the first 8 minutes I practiced the Scale Skills on page 11 for the test on thursday. I used the approach shown to us today. I played one bar and the bar after then put them together. Then I played the third bar and but that together with the first two. I did this for the second half of the selection since we learned the first half in class. Once I was comfortable with the second half I added it to the first half. I played the how Scale Skills repetively until I felt comfortable playing it as a whole. I also used the online metronome.

I then used the last 7 minutes working on Rumble and Second Suite in F. I used the online metronome to increase the tempo for measures 47-48. I can now play this section faster than I could the last time I practiced it. It's still not perfectly played, I'm only having trouble with the low F sharp. Then I practiced the run at 205, again i used the metronome to increase the tempo. Its still not quite up to tempo, but its faster than when I started playing it. I practiced sections J to the end for the first movement of the Second Suite. I can now play this section VERY fast with very little fingering mistakes. I only need to work on dynamics.