| I have about a 1 hour routine I go through at the beginning of each playing day that touches on all my basics. I should say I prefer to play that at the beginning of each day, but sometimes it's not possible (go from work to lesson, have to take up morning practice time to finish a paper that is due, etc.). I find that as long as I'm practicing on a consistent basis, I can get away with the one or two times this "no warmup" situation arises every month or so. Even then, I try to get to my lesson or ensemble early enough to at least play a flow study or 2. In my humble opinion, it seems that if you're playing a lot, it's kind of like you are always warmed up, and a warmup becomes more of a mental thing at that point. Again, that is just me; everyone is different.
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Matt Miller |