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Tbone00 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 04, 2020 8:51 pm Hi guys! Recently, I am giving more attention to my daily practice than the last years so I would like you to know what are your opinions of my current daily routine.
First I start in the morning with a warm-up, (no more than 20 min): I usually do a litle of breathing, buzzing, some glissandos in middle register going to the low register and finally a litle of arpegios (glissando) to the high register.
After this, I feel that I'm ready to start my routine. I divide it into sections of 25 min of playing + 10 min of rest.
1rst section is for slurs: I started with slow slurs working in my weaknesses, the trigger register and some of extreme high register, next its the time for fast slurls (in all register) and a little of trills. (I mainly use Brad Edwards, and Marsteller)
2nd section is for articulation and slide technique: I do some of clarcke for legato, some scales with repeated notes for the staccato and some exercises mixing articulations like intervals or Arban exercises
3rd section is for Scales and Arpegios: Every week I work on some diferents models to Major, minor and Cromatic scales. I play it with diferent articulations too.
After finishing my technical routine (about 2 hours with 25 min of rest in total) I rest about 30 min and if I have time I continue in the morning, if not, I continue in the afternoon.

4th section: I work weekly in a diferent lyrical piece (Bordogni, Bach suite, Teleman fantasy etc) If after a week is not "perfect" I work one week more. (Like the scales models)
5th secction: I work in a concert, piece, solos, etc..

If I have time at night I add some more sections to work on solos or exerpts . Obviusly If I have a Concert, or audition I use the 4th and 5th section (and 6th -7th if If I have time) to prepare this concert, and If I don't have so much time I reduce the technical routine to work more on this.

ArbanRubank wrote: ↑Tue Aug 11, 2020 9:04 am I believe all the long breaks the OP takes is good training for when he must repeatedly count out 160-some bars of rests in classical music b/c the French horns or someone got it wrong and the conductor wants to start again!

Vegasbound wrote: ↑Tue Aug 11, 2020 9:11 am I read an interview many years ago, Christian Lindberg stated he practiced in 30 minute blocks with 30 minutes rest between

Vegasbound wrote: ↑Tue Aug 11, 2020 9:11 am

ArbanRubank wrote: ↑Tue Aug 11, 2020 9:04 am I believe all the long breaks the OP takes is good training for when he must repeatedly count out 160-some bars of rests in classical music b/c the French horns or someone got it wrong and the conductor wants to start again!

I read an interview many years ago, Christian Lindberg stated he practiced in 30 minute blocks with 30 minutes rest between

Slideorama wrote: ↑Tue Aug 11, 2020 9:11 pm

Vegasbound wrote: ↑Tue Aug 11, 2020 9:11 am I read an interview many years ago, Christian Lindberg stated he practiced in 30 minute blocks with 30 minutes rest between

Lindberg’s warm-up can be found floating around the interwebs. Interesting mix of playing and calisthenics. He may have a video or two demonstrating it.

Also plenty of videos demonstrating how he needs little to no “warm-up” or even “practice” because he is a musical master, in every way including wind and song.

It's helpful to do take some time, as you did, to organize and think about what and how you're practicing. Just don't spend too much time doing that, make sure to put the metal on the mouth.

Wilktone wrote: ↑Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:18 am Did this sidebar topic spin off of my paragraph here?

It's helpful to do take some time, as you did, to organize and think about what and how you're practicing. Just don't spend too much time doing that, make sure to put the metal on the mouth.

If so, I just want to clarify that I wasn't referring to how long your practice and rest for, which is an important topic. I'm just cautioning everyone to not get so wrapped up into organizing your practice time that you don't get around to actually practicing the horn.

If you know what to look for in a player's embouchure patterns, you can sometimes make some predictions as to whether a player might do better by playing longer with longer rests between or maybe better by playing in shorter spurts with shorter rests between. Without watching and hearing someone play I can't really suggest either, but those are two different ways you can experiment and see if one way works better for you.

In other words, here are two different sample approaches:

1. Play for a solid 20 minutes, rest for 20 minutes, play for 20 minutes, put the horn down for at least an hour.

2. Play for 5 minutes, rest for 5 minutes. Repeat until an hour has passed and then put the horn down for at least an hour.

Dave

Basbasun wrote: ↑Wed Aug 12, 2020 9:01 am I just got the message that the 14+1 (15) gigs this autumn is cancelled. No play. No money. The new year concerts are not canceled. Yet. Well, practise.....