Stopping

This week has been about stopping during my practice and asking myself if I'm doing enough with my embouchure, making smooth connections. I've been continuing stopping frequently and resetting my embouchure to make sure I'm always playing with the best embouchure that I can. I know when it is set properly, because the sound is purer and the connections between notes smooth. A good exercise I've been using to determine this is the dominant chords. If my embouchure and tongue position aren't correct, I cannot play these smoothly or without squeaking. Some days I can fix it, but I am not successful everyday. This leads to some frustration, but I try to just keep going, focusing on the proper set up and good sound.