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Practice Log: 25 February–2 March 2024 (Sunday–Saturday)

This entry is part 5 of 18 in the series 2024 Practice Log

This is my regularly updated practice log, mostly for accountability with my saxophone practice. Below you can see my practice for the week. If you’d like to check it out, here’s my goal list of tunes for the year. 

This week, it seems I’m finishing up work on “Up Jumped Spring” (especially on Eb horns, where I feel a little weaker on it) and casting about regarding what I’ll transcribe next. Maybe that Dexter Gordon solo on “Misty” I mentioned last time, but I’m not sure. I’m taking a little break for now, or rather, I’m focusing on preparing for the coming semester this week, since classes start on the 4th of March and I’d rather not be in a mad rush when the time comes. (I dread how much less practice I’ll be able to do when school starts, sigh. If only there were practice rooms on campus, I could get something done during my downtime between classes.)

Below, you can see a log of my practice sessions for the week.

Preamble

This week was pretty normal, if a bit hectic. Just regular daily practice, with the complication that the weekend had a few activities I had to schedule around, and a game session Tuesday morning. I tried to get as much done as I could, knowing that practice time will be less available during the semester that starts on 4 March.  


Sunday

I did an hour and fifty minutes. No patterns, and no long tones on bari (I was fighting with a squeaky reed and it felt pointless)—but I still struggled to get everything else in. 

Alto Sax: 

Bari Sax:

Problem areas:


Monday

I did an hour and forty minutes on soprano and tenor. 

Soprano Sax: 

Tenor Sax:

Problem areas:


Tuesday

I went on a bike ride today, my first in some time, so I was pretty wiped out. I made today a light day for practicing, as a result. 90 minutes on soprano and alto, only tunes with play-along tracks. 

Soprano Sax: 

Alto Sax:

Problem areas:


Wednesday

I did about 80 minutes on tenor alone. I was running late and the room was booked after my time. 

Tenor Sax: 

Problem areas:


Thursday

The hunt for a parking space shortened my practice time to about an hour and a half, mostly on alto but a bit on bari. 

Alto Sax: 

Bari Sax:

Problem areas:


Friday

I did two hours, one on soprano and one on baritone, and believe me, my face can feel it now. 

Soprano: 

Bari Sax:

Problem areas:


Saturday

I did 90 minutes on soprano sax, mostly because I was tired but also because I’m trying to get a feel for what it’ll be like during semester, when carting two horns around won’t be an option most days. 

Soprano Sax:

Areas to Focus On:


Summary & Progress

Overall I’m happy with:

Things I need to do/work on:

Things to rant about:

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