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Day 500 – Game On

 

Today was my 500th day in a row of practice. I am half way to my goal. There is still much work to do, but it feels like a good milestone. A birthday of sorts. In the past 100 days, I reached 900 units, which is significant for a few reasons. First, it shatters my previous best hundred days of 565 units. 900 units is a lot of productivity! Second, I am now averaging nine units a day (which most people would call 3 hours of practice). I don’t see this number increasing too much. I think a good goal is to repeat 900 units every 100 days. I have created a lifestyle habit of putting in 3 hours a day, and nine units offer me a fair amount of time to work with. I think a good goal at this point is 4500 more units over the next 500 days. That would equate to 7095 units over the 1000 days. I have grown so much as a player, but that means that 63% of the units on this journey are still to be practiced. It boggles my mind to think about how much more growth as a player there is to come!

There is much that has happened over the past hundred days. Many challenges to meet the goals. Sometimes it even feels like resistance. Recently I played…(click here for the complete article on jasonsulliman.com)

This was originally published on December 21, 2018, on Jason Sulliman’s personal website.

Jason Sulliman

Dr. Jason Sulliman is the assistant professor of trombone at Troy University in Troy, Alabama. He teaches applied trombone lessons, brass methods, and coaches various trombone ensembles. Jason earned his doctorate in brass pedagogy from Indiana University and is finishing a master’s degree in kinesiology - motor learning/control. Jason has earned master’s degrees in conducting and trombone performance from the University of New Mexico and a bachelor’s degree in music from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.