Some notes just need reps.
Behind all that beautiful phrasing and artistry, some notes just need enough reps (repetitions) to become automatic...and comfortable.
This idea, so simple, reminds me of a recent post, "There are no pass-offs."
There's just something about patient repetition that can't be beat. Especially when that repetition involves good awareness of posture and hearing the note in your mind before it comes out of the bell.
This reminds me of batting practice where that little machine just keeps firing those balls your way as you train your reflexes.
In fact, little groups of notes sometimes need that individual love and attention until the act of playing becomes second nature. Something like this:
Or this:
Once again, it's about building those layers of myelin.
