When I practice, I use a variety of techniques to help me practice better. Whenever I start my practice sessions, I always play from a low E to a C chromatically, using my mouth to change to octave from low to high and back on each note before moving to the next one. This helps warm up my embouchure to play better when I get to my pieces. Next, I play through some scales to warm up. After that I tune myself before I start playing my pieces. Once I get to my pieces, I play through each one, just to figure out the trouble spots. Once I play through a piece, I work on all the trouble spots, one by one, till I start to understand the part better. When I find a trouble spot, I will play it over and over slowly, and then up to tempo eventually. Once I do this for one piece, I will do the same for all of my other pieces and finish up practice. This is my practice routine.
Good simple routine! Let's try and add a couple of tricks to help with more specific problems that will come up with more difficult music.
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