Why am I here so late?

Posting this a little after the fact....

Why am I here so late? This question was asked to me tonight by a fellow music student.

I gave them a shocked reaction.  Why wouldn't I be here at night? First of all, it's only 8pm....second of all, I am a music major-I have to practice.

Yes, I have had two rehearsals today.  Yes, I have already practiced once today.  And yes, I am practicing again.

As a trumpet player, I believe that it is important to have more than one practice session a day.  I believe that having multiple practice sessions a day is better for a brass player, rather than having a practice session that lasts for 2 or more hours.  I think that by having more than one practice session, it keeps your health in check- both physically and mentally.  If you play for too long, you can ruin the muscles in your face that are required to play a brass instrument.  Mentally, focusing for two hours can be very difficult..and trying to switch between all of your assignments can be very taxing and difficult.

Some people practice for like 20 minutes a day and never have major issues...and then there's me who practices for a couple of hours a day(usually) and has lots of issues...

I am here again because I wasn't satisfied with my first practice session...yes, I put a lot of work in, but the result wasn't that great.  Demand excellence...or you won't get results.  Hopefully this practice session will be successful.  If it's not, then tomorrow I will push myself harder.