Practice Routine

[evanbone1]

Hello! I am a highschooler and currently do not have a teacher, im hoping to get lessons in the summer but i live in a bad area for music and things... But i was hoping for opinions and critiques on my daily routine. Currently i practice for about 1 and a half or 2 hours a day and it consist of,

10 min Warmup
30 min Vining daily routines, basic routine
15 min High range (chromatics, arpeggios, glisses, horn rips)
10 min Double tounging
10 min arban articulation and intervals
30 min Etudes (Rochuts, Tyrell)
Then however much time I need on music for band, orchestra, and quintet

How could i make this better, and what do i need to add?

[WilliamLang]

One small suggestion without getting too deep into it - after your high range, do a few minutes on low range playing. One other small suggestion, if you're having a focused, distraction free practice (which is hard to be fair) you might not need as much time of everything there.

If you ever want a lesson or two free of charge, feel free to reach out. I remember what it was like to not have a teacher.

[GGJazz]

Hi all.

To me , the important thing it is not just what you practice or how long you practice , but HOW you do it .
Any exercise , also the ones universally accepted as , let say, flexibility exercises , could be useless or even detrimental , if one does not play them in a correct way.

So , in my opinion would be better to find right now some expert musician who can give you same suggestions.
William Lang give you a great chance ; he is a fantastic player and teacher , call him !

Regards
Giancarlo

[VJOFan]

Three or four times a week you could substitute running scales through as many octaves as practical (2 or three) for the high range work. Being able to at least play all twelve major scales automatically does a lot for sight reading, note placement and range security. It may take 10 to 15 minutes, but a lot of good things happen when doing this regularly.

Personally, I start in the middle of the range I'll be playing through, ascend to the top, then descend to the bottom of the range for that scale, then go back up to where I started. It is the same as starting from the bottom in terms of the notes I play, but I like centering around those middle notes.

[chouston3]

The most important thing for me is to keep my brain on while I practice.

As soon as I start going through the motions and stop actively analyzing what I am doing, I stop benefitting.

Your routine looks good. Just pay close attention to make sure you stay engaged. Otherwise, you might as well be banging your head against the wall.