100 Days of Practice: Day 1 Comments

So, I’ve decided to get on the #100daysofpractice bandwagon.

Stagedoor Session 2! Into The Woods! 2 1/2 weeks until performance…
Stagedoor Session 2! Into The Woods! 2 1/2 weeks until performance…
No quite pit blacks because I’m in jeans. But still excited to be playing tonight for Nunsense at @stagedoormanor ! These kids have worked hard and I’m so proud!
No quite pit blacks because I’m in jeans. But still excited to be playing tonight for Nunsense at @stagedoormanor ! These kids have worked hard and I’m so proud!
My office for the next 3 days. Looking forward to Nunsense at @stagedoormanor !
My office for the next 3 days. Looking forward to Nunsense at @stagedoormanor !
Needed something for the road trip. I’ve heard good things about this book!
Needed something for the road trip. I’ve heard good things about this book!
Pretty sure this was all a stone plaza last time I was here. (For those who hadn’t heard, there’s a temporary park at Lincoln Center all simmer)
Pretty sure this was all a stone plaza last time I was here. (For those who hadn’t heard, there’s a temporary park at Lincoln Center all simmer)
Took me a week but we all knew this was inevitable. #librarycard @nypl #knowledgeispower #books
Took me a week but we all knew this was inevitable. #librarycard @nypl #knowledgeispower #books
Very excited to be playing my first church service (and first music job) in New York today. Substituting at this beautiful church in Brooklyn. Thanks to Nick Guerrero for hiring me!
Very excited to be playing my first church service (and first music job) in New York today. Substituting at this beautiful church in Brooklyn. Thanks to Nick Guerrero for hiring me!
The face of a guy who, 10.5 hours later, is officially a New York resident! (Not ready to call myself a New Yorker yet)
The face of a guy who, 10.5 hours later, is officially a New York resident! (Not ready to call myself a New Yorker yet)
Stagedoor Session 2! Into The Woods! 2 1/2 weeks until performance… No quite pit blacks because I’m in jeans. But still excited to be playing tonight for Nunsense at @stagedoormanor ! These kids have worked hard and I’m so proud! My office for the next 3 days. Looking forward to Nunsense at @stagedoormanor ! Needed something for the road trip. I’ve heard good things about this book! Pretty sure this was all a stone plaza last time I was here. (For those who hadn’t heard, there’s a temporary park at Lincoln Center all simmer) Took me a week but we all knew this was inevitable. #librarycard @nypl #knowledgeispower #books Very excited to be playing my first church service (and first music job) in New York today. Substituting at this beautiful church in Brooklyn. Thanks to Nick Guerrero for hiring me! The face of a guy who, 10.5 hours later, is officially a New York resident! (Not ready to call myself a New Yorker yet)

I have plenty to work on, especially as I’m now a resident organist at a church, plus preparation for grad school auditions (more on this during my “Year in Review” post on Monday).

But there’s a rather unique twist to mine: I’m a multi-instrumentalist, and at least one of my instruments is not easily available for me. I have only limited access to the organ, so I can’t practice it every day.

My understanding of the challenge is that I should be putting in daily, consistent work. So I’m broadening my definition of practice to keyboard skills in general. So I will make a point of describing what I’m doing each day, but be prepared for a lot of pictures of one of my organs, or of the many and various keyboards and pianos I have access to at school.

I won’t post to this site every day, but I’ll be posting to instagram, so follow me there if you want to see all the details.

See you on Monday for a year in review!