So here we are again at the end of one year and the start of another. I can’t help looking back at 2019 and reflecting on what I accomplished this year. 2019 was a year of transition for me and my family and trying to adjust to a new home thousands of miles away from […]
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I think today is day 48, actually. And I didn’t practice today because I was scheduled to get a filling at dental, and I didn’t want to try to play after having local anesthetic. So I’m not doing so great at this challenge, but… …its official, I’m taking the D.C. audition in November (uh, next […]
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Perfect Storm
Wow, talk about making a plan, and then just watching it go down the toilet…that was my week in a nutshell. I mean, I knew it was going to be crazy. I have so many responsibilities at work right now that I knew it was going to be a stretch to even sit down for […]
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Clarinet Challenge 2.0
Well, unfortunately, the end of the challenge kind of fizzled out for me. I just ran out of time and had no motivation to finish it out. But it’s OK though, I learned a lot about audition preparation over the last 14 weeks despite being unable to finish it out. If you’ve been reading my blog […]
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Week 2 Epiphany!
I was fairly successful in getting back on the practice train this week, after completely falling off the last couple weeks. My week was busy, but it really came down to making it a priority and making the time. It can be done! I really focused on practicing visualizations prior to playing each excerpt this week. […]
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Week 5…
This past week was not as productive as I would have hoped. While the rest of my co workers were in San Francisco playing gigs for Fleet Week SF, I was hanging back here in Hawaii, so you would think that I would have gotten a lot done! Nope. I had plenty of desk work, […]
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Sometimes we forget…
I’ll be honest. I completely forgot to do my video yesterday! Well that’s not entirely true. I remembered on my way home from work, but then it was definitely too late. I definitely wasn’t going to turn around and go back. And seeing since I don’t ever practice on the weekends (weekends=family time) that means […]
Before I say anything, this week turned out much better than last week. I felt much more organized, and I really felt like I got something accomplished! I went into my recording session feeling much more prepared. Unfortunately, I neglected to empty my SD card and I ran out of space about 3 ½ minutes […]
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Video and Challenge Week 8
Ok, so this week was kind of a wash. But even though I didn’t upload my video until today, I did manage to get my recording done on Friday. To be honest, it took a lot of motivation to get it done. I didn’t have a lot of time for practice last week and I […]
Oops I’m a day late! But I did record my video yesterday, but I didn’t have time until now to write a post about it. Honestly, I’ve had one of the worst weeks of practicing in awhile. Not sure what it was, probably a combination of lack of time and focus. I’ve just felt super distracted […]
Sandy Herrera, Clarinet 