Run, Katie, Run!

Celebration Iowa Update
Part One

I guess since I want to tell everybody everything that's happening here (rehearsal camp) the smartest thing to do would be to post updates on my blog. So I think I will. End intro.

I feel like I've been here forever. There's so much crammed into one day that the days last an eternity, and they all blend into each other. I spend a vast majority of the time not knowing what day it is. When I found out that it's only tuesday today i flipped.

We rehearse so much. 8:30am-11:00am, 12:30-4:00pm, 6:30-9:30pm. Of course we get breaks in there...and the jazz band experiences of variety of things such as big band rehearsals, sectionals, individual practice, theory/improve sessions, and listening. I can't imagine the shape our chops would be in if we didn't have those little theory/listening interludes.

In rehearsals back at home I'm used to people telling me that I'm doing a great job. that doesn't happen as much here. It's just because talent isn't an issue. It makes me feel a little insecure, but then my insecurity makes me feel really needy. It's always been really easy for me to get discouraged when I think about the vast world of trumpet playing. There's the stuff which I can do, and I'm pluggin away at it, but then there's a whole world of things I can't do, because I don't have the skills. and those are the things that I need to be a good performer.

at least I did have somewhat of a breakthrough today. It's so easy for me to ignore breathing. To breathe correctly doesn't come naturally so I decided a long time ago to just ignore it. It can't be that important, right? all year this year people have been trying to get me to breathe differently, and today I think I finally understand. It's that trumpet guy from UNI. He came bursting into my practice room, scared me half to death, and then told me to make the inhale and exhale in one fluid motion...and to breathe bigger. So now I have something to practice! :)

Is there a barfing face?
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I don't think that works.

this is the most rambling blog I've ever posted. I love it.