I was wondering what kind of things you guys practice when you...practice? I normally focus on 3 main things : Tone Quality, Intonation, and Air Efficiency. The other things like blending correctly in a group and musical effect I usually practice when I'm playing in a group.

What about you?

I always have a warm-up techniques starting with long tones and flexibility exercises. Then I practice many different kinds of scales. Lately I have been doing a lot of aebersold and improv practice to get ready for an upcoming concert. I also do range exercises. hurray for such a demanding instrument.

I usually practice tone quality and range tests. I play my school jazz stuff too. I have Chet Baker's improvised solo from Tangerine. I got it from my tutor. Somebody transcribed it and it's really fun to play.