I just spent the last 4 hours watching the 2004 Master’s championship. It was one of the most exciting major tournaments that I ever watched. I’m a big fan of Phil Mickelson. He has amazing talent and seems to truly enjoy the game. Even in the toughest situations today he had a smile on his face. I think that positive attitude helped him shoot a 31 on the back 9 AND make a putt to win on the 18th. A huge congrats to him. I can’t think of a more deserving person to win.

While watching the tournament I did a lot of lip slurs and long tones. I actually spend a lot of my Sunday’s doing this. I wouldn’t call it mindless practice but it doesn’t require as much concentration as when I’m trying improvisation or scales. It is especially effective when something good is on television. It gives me a way to enjoy what I’m looking at (99.9% of the time it is sports related) and still feel like I’m using the time effectively. Once I throw in some improv practice this evening – I’ll be golden.

I’m still trying to get Cubasis working well enough to post some sound files. Keep tuning in. Hopefully this week will be the charm. I can only tell you that I’m still experiencing consistency and promise of what hard work can do. I did a bit more improv work this past week so I’ll move back to fundamentals this go round.