When do you like to practice?

[Michael]

Hey guys,
Today is a practice day for me and, for me, I always get good practices when I start late in the mornings v.s trying to start in the afternoons (I do not like to do practices too early in the mornings LOL If I don’t eat something in the mornings then I just don’t feel good) I usually start at around 10:30 am. I was curious as to how other members like to practice, when, what they do, etc.. If you have any practice tips/insights, how you like to approach your practice sessions, etc.. it would be cool to hear from you. Johnny’s got a really good course on this very subject 🙂

[William Cingolani]

I listen to some backing tracks in the morning and start blowing when my wife stops playing the piano; about mid-day, blowing into the afternoon till about 3:00 PM

[wayne wojnarowski]

I like to practice early however, I have a day job to live so I usually don’t start till after 7or8 central time often times it’s 10 in the evening but I have my own place so noise is not a problem, getting tired is! I too use backing tracks now Johnnies exercises, I blow 1357 in a circle of 4ths major minor pentatonic major minor I don’t know if this is a Johnnie exercise, but I have a alto and what I do is starting on low Bb flat going all the way up to high F# I try to hold each note 4measures it’s ass kicking if you go slow . When I don’t have time I will just do this exercise very very slow I guarantee this will kill you but I’m sure it’s going to pay off.Hey Jake I think You had mentioned to me about metal mouthpieces and their tone, I wound up getting a Meyer 8 tip opening Med facing hard rubber, I think I like it! I can hear a cleaner brighter sound I think?? I’m half deaf from drumming anyway, but I believe Johnnie said you can’t go wrong with Meyer! Hey Johnnie what should we be practicing so were not wasting our precious time??????

[Jazz Cat]

sometime 11am – 4pm works best for me, never early nor late

[Marc]

In my case, and in an effort to maintain good reputation as a neighbour LOL, I never start before 10:30 am and I try not to enter the “lunch and rest” period from noon to 3 pm. After that, I can play up till 7 pm or so.
Nevertheless, if I know I will not be able to make annoying noises, I choose to “play” the horn soundless, I mean blowing it softly to deliberately make no sound, and still practice reading, tempo, fingering and tongue articulation. I use to follow the score exactly as if I’d have been playing it, incuding the metronome.

[Anonymous]

for me its not a case of what time of the day – but if i don’t find time for at least a minimum of 30 minutes a day then i start to get anxious – thats how passionate i am.

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