For my first practice blog, I decided to practice some scales and etudes. However, my camera was not uploading so I'll just write about it instead of uploading a video. I worked through the circle of 5ths for scales, doing C Major, G Major, and D Major on the sharp side and F Major, Bb Major, Eb Major, Ab Major and Db Major on the flat side. I also worked on my Bb and F chromatic scales. I also did some etudes from a book that my teacher gave me. Etudes are very important because they help develop technique and allow you to focus on small things without worrying about the song as a whole. I worked on improving my technique, range, intonation, and articulation by playing through some etudes. Also, this helped with my sight reading because I sight read most of them the first time I played them. This really will help me through the next blogs as I get to our band music.
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