Favorite Time to Practice?

Mudman · Post by **Mudman** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 12:20 am

I'm curious to see if anybody else likes practicing after midnight. I enjoy turning on the Conan show or something like it and putting in a few hours on the horn around midnight.

When school starts I run a group warmup at 8:00 in the morning (yikes). This usually puts an end to the late night sessions.

goldenmoose · Post by **goldenmoose** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 12:36 am

I wait until after midnight also. Around that time, I can sneak into the university concert hall to practice instead of using a practice room. It makes it worth the wait.

Stefan Kac · Post by **Stefan Kac** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 3:02 am

Most all of my daily practice in the summer happens between the hours of 9pm and 5am. I work security in the summer, so I've got to be on a vampire's schedule anyway. I can't stand to be doing anything but getting ready for bed at 8am (in my case at least, it's probably genetic). But I deal with school the best I can.

winston · Post by **winston** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 7:40 am

MartyNeilan · Post by **MartyNeilan** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 9:17 am

Don Harry told me something interesting years ago. He asked if I do all my eating at once every day. No? Then I shouldn't do all my practicing at once. Although others have recommended the same thing, I really liked the analogy.

TubaRay · Post by **TubaRay** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 12:24 pm

I would certainly like to practice more than once a day. Having a job, family, and other things in my life make this a luxury I can seldom afford. Often, it requires a major effort to be able to sit down and practice. Mind you, it is not a lack of desire or dedication that make this difficult. I honestly LIKE to practice. Because of fatigue due to other responsibilities, I often don't FEEL like practicing.

Anyway, I echo the above post which states that I try to practice as early in the day as possible. This helps avoid those nasty changes in plan which often make practicing later an impossibility.

sinfonian · Post by **sinfonian** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 2:06 pm

With work and family it defaults to evenings. I only wish I could get in a half hour before catching the train to downtown at 6am, but know I would be skinned alive if I tried.

TubaRay · Post by **TubaRay** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 2:22 pm

Good point, David. Often I find that when I have TIME to practice, I am unable to do so because of the time of day. Why do people want to sleep when I want to practice? Have they no consideration at all?

Chuck Jackson · Post by **Chuck Jackson** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 3:59 pm

Tuesday's in February seem to suit me, less of them.

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