Feeling Accomplished

First I'd like to say that I posted up a clip from yesterday's gig. It can be found on soundclick.com/jorgeayala it's titled "Higher Ground".

Lately I've been really excited about practicing and that's probably because of the amount of improvement that I see from day to day. My main problem is that I have to slow down and not try to do too much. Sometimes in trumpet playing too much can be a harmful thing.

Now everyday that I practice I make sure that by the end of the day I feel like I've accomplished something. In order to do this I have to practice with a purpose or a goal in mind. I believe that this mentality has to do a lot with my success because I'm no longer walking in the practice room blowing through stuff without thinking.

Feeling like I've accomplished something doesn't only help my chops but it also helps me mentally. I feel confident in what I can do.