Workout Wednesday

Hello out there in Blogging land! I have been jumping on and off the workout bandwagon. Finally got some new wheels and bearings for my long board which means that I have been down at Liberty Park racing around the side walks and enjoying some speed in my life. Realizing that this isn't the best overall workout, especially for getting the heart rate up for long enough, I've been headed back to the gym to run, lift (a little), and run some more. Today I ran for 30 minutes straight without stopping, halfway to my goal of running for 60 minutes straight. The other half my workout today I worked on my abs and tried to tear them up a bit. Just made me realize that I need to work on my abs more and more as I move forward.

On the point of a mental workout, I was able to get through and image the third page of my concerto. Still haven't completely decided on the final sticking for measures 25-27, because as the speed picks up I'm sure this will change. There are two very different and very valid stickings that work for this section. The big question is do I keep the melody in one hand which has its pros and cons or do I split it between both hands which is less overall movement but is a little harder to coordinate at higher speeds?

The work is coming along well, obviously a bit slow, but overall progress is being made with mounds to go. It feels like my brain is filling up with notes, so many scales or partial scales, and key centers. It's good that I have a couple of Multiple Percussion pieces on this program because the other half is going to be mind numbing with the amount of notes to be laid down.

Back to it tonight after work, I'm going to work on page 4 of the Koppel concerto. Tonight is the last night before next Monay that I'll be able to practice and get some good work done because I will be back and forth house/dog sitting in Saratoga Springs spending some quality time with my buddy Otis. I can still get some transcribing done on the Benny Greb piece. I should be able to wrap up the final drum transcription this weekend then the only thing left on that is to finish transcribing the trumpet solo and then find a trumpet player to play it for me. Already have a Sousaphone player as well as a Trombonist, just need to finish the transcription and enter it into Sibelius, print out, and start rehearsals.

"Whatever you do, move only at a pace that is natural...So long as your spirit keeps going forward, you're moving fast enough." - Philip Toshio Sudo

Here's to a lifetime of work and fun...gotta remember to have fun too. Let's Go!