After about 20 minutes of installing the software, I was ready to explore the smartmusic world. I decided to decline on watching the videos on how to work the program, and went in head first. I had problems with adjusting my mic level at first, but after realizing I had to switch the defaulted mic (my computer microphone) to the input of the smartmusic mic, I was chugging away on the smartmusic train.
I looked at some of the music they offered, and there wasn't a huge selection of jazz music. I however, found a ton of classical choices, including my two current projects-Haydn and the Hindemith. It allows you to slow down the piece, allows you record and playback how you sound. there's accompanment, and a solo line to play along with. I had a problem staying on the beat, or I thought I was on beat but when listening to my recorded performance, I was a beat behind the entire piece.
I also got an email from my professor on what we're playing this semester. A lot of Miles Davis. This should be really cool.
My 20th birthday was last wednesday. I got a new 10 1/2 C trumpet mouthpiece and put in an order for a 1 1/2 B flugelhorn mouthpiece. I went back to work. My boss is leaving after the next show, and they're still looking for a new manager for the front of the house. I'm getting a trumpet tattoo very soon, I'm going for a piercing appointing next week and I'm going to talk to the artist there to see what we can do.
But right now, it's all about the L Word
...and Bret Michaels
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