For the first time in about 11 years I decided to start practicing trombone again. At one point I was really serious about the trombone, practicing for a few hours a day… everyday. It’s really relaxing when done properly, almost a meditation that you can feel throughout the core of your body. I felt the incredible warmth that comes from the combination of deep breathing, vibration, and focus on sound. I’m really happy about adding this back into my life even just for daily long tones.

Eventually I’d it would be nice to get to the point of playing duets again and I found out a few weeks ago a friend of mine, Alexander, is a classically trained tuba player, so maybe that’s something to look forward to once I’m back in shape.

Speaking of getting into shape, I took it slowly today. Buzzing with and without a mouthpiece to try and overcome the common crutch of too much lip pressure. I can feel how weak my lips are, they kind of waver periodically and hopefully with time my abdomin and lip muscles will strengthen, relax, and create a steady tone.