I have many three-week periods when I'm unable to play. It's part of the two steps forward, two steps back life of an amateur who maintains other interests and responsibilities. When I return from that sort of a break, I play long tones and warm up thoroughly, and then do what I need to do, and then warm down thoroughly with more long tones. I avoid the middle-of-the-session screech-fest. Mostly, for me, the antidote to having not played is to play.Casey Nidetch wrote:What exercises do you recommend. I've done some lips slurs, easy ones; some long tones, I only went down to a low D (2 octaves below the staff); and some easy etudes. What else should I do to get myself back into the swing of playing?
Rick "who has not played for two weeks and who has rehearsal tonight" Denney