| Hey Janell -
It usually depends on the work that I have going that day. If I know that I'm just doing my show or a jingle, then I can let loose practicing. If I have something more taxing, I'll just do a big warm-up and lay low.
I'm a bit of a lip slur nut, so that eats up about 20-30 minutes (many patterns in different registers). After that, I'll do some tonguing exercises, particularly in the low register where my tonguing is not-so-great.
Also - I play 2 mouthpieces (which I don't necessarily condone), so I do this routine on my Bach 5B and then switch over to my Monette B5LM and do it again.
Time permitting, I'll put on an Aebersold play-along CD and try to keep my jazz playing together. (It's amazing how quickly it goes away when not done regularly!) Or maybe work on some C tpt., or piccolo.
With studio work, you often never know what you'll have to play until you get there. For that reason, I try to do a little of everything rather than a lot of one thing. I know that I'll never sound like Manny or Phil Smith in an orchestra, or Woody Shaw in front of a quintet, but if I try to wear as many hats as possible ("jack of all trades, master of none"), it will help me with what I need to do.
Tony |