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Best Use of Limited Practice Time

Author: aspiring clarinetist
Date: 2007-08-29 14:43

I posted some time ago about getting back into playing after a bit of a hiatus. I'm happy to report that I'm having a great time - bought a used A as I'd hoped and have taken a couple lessons with someone I'm really enjoying studying with and is encouraging. I am still feeling very motivated and look forward to my practice time increasing when my children are school-aged.

I have recently read "The Inner Game of Music" and "The Mastery of Music" by Barry Green which I've found have helped me hone my idea of practice and performance and how they should be approached. I'm also currently reading "The Art of Practice" by Madeline Bruser and plan to read Don Green's "Fight your Fear" and "Audition Success." I'd love to hear of other book suggestions too.

So now the question at hand is what is the best way to practice. If I'm extremely organized and use my time to it's best, I may get in an hour a day. (Usually my toddler hangs on my leg and wails when I practice, so I'm going to try to get some playing in just as she wakes up in the AM and from her nap before I get her up and see how that goes -- she may give me 20-25 min. at a time if I'm lucky.) I can also practice in the evening sometimes at our church which I really enjoy but can't get there every night and usually again only have an hour.

With these time constraints would anyone have a good method to recommend (i.e. how much time on the CF Baermann 3rd div., long tones, etudes, excerpts, etc.) My goal is to in the next few years audition for sub lists and symphonies in smaller cities in my area as the opportunities arise so although I look forward to having time to enjoy solo work in my practice time, right now the excerpts and anything that increases my endurance, tone, and technical ability is probably most important.

Thanks!!!

- AC

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