Lip Flexibility

Since I have never really practiced lip flexibility diligently, I have found that starting at the beginning is the best way to go.  This evening before dinner, I worked on Bai Lin Lip Flexibility exercises.

I worked on exercises 1-4.

After dinner, I was able to spend some time in the basement of my in-laws.  It is relentless, because it has a 7 foot ceiling.  And since I am a tall person, my sound comes right back to me.  I always feel like I need to work on my articulation more after I practice there.  Either way, I started out my after dinner session with playing along with a recording of "Gentle Annie."

I then worked out of the Arban's Book.

I played Scale Studies numbers 1 through 4 in both Bb major and B major with a metronome at 90 bpm.

Next I played Chromatic Scales numbers 1 through 3 again with metronome at 90 bpm

I also worked on Multiple Tonguing numbers 1 and 2 at 60 bpm

Finally, I worked on Intervals exercise number 1.  Joe Alessi recommends I should practice the exercises at mm=75.  Not there yet.  I did mm=60.