Recalibrate

Still great weather here.

I'm trying to make a habit of walking for 30-45 minutes every day regardless of my energy level or mood. This is what I used to do about ten years ago in Toronto. In fact, I am attempting to recreate some of the things that made me happy back then and adapt it to life here. Walking is one of them. (Some things may not work so well in the mountains of Vermont...like the attitude chunky black heels and eating great cheap Thai and Vietnamese food at midnight.)

Also getting back to practicing this past month. I have a concert in three weeks, playing new works of Vermont composers. I'm really looking forward to doing this. Going back to what I do best. I promise I will write more about the concert...

So I'm plodding though the pieces using my practice strategy of "divide and conquer" along with much singing of the intervals. Fun. :)

And though no fault of my own, I will have to teach an advancing student the Stamitz concerto. Wait-it is my fault! I gave her the choice of Hoffmeister or Stamitz and she likes the Stamitz better.

Maybe I don't like it so much simply because I played it badly in high school. Nightmares of terrible double stops haunt me. Well it's going to be subjected to practice. Because, I will learn it better this time around. Have to.

Recalibration...start now.