Re: Am I biting off more than I can chew?
It's good to work on more and varied skills, as long as you feel each is reinforcing the other. Keep your time for each activity short, and move on to the next thing before you get tired. I like to work on one idea for 15-20 minutes, and then move on to the next. I like to think of four categories for using practice time, each occupying the same amount of time:
New Rep - things I haven't seen or heard yet
Old Rep - tunes I know and am maintaining or improving
Technical/Conceptual exercises - the calisthenics of practice for mind and fingers
Improvisation exercises - built around a chord progression, melody, scale, rhythm, etc.
If you find these categories useful, you might try organizing your practice time this way, which will help to balance the way you use your practice time. Your list, for example, looks heavy on the technical/conceptual side, which is fine if that balance works for you -- but I'd be careful not to burn out on the technical exercises; be sure to get plenty of time in playing tunes!
Exploring Classical Mandolin (Berklee Press, 2015)
Progressive Melodies for Mandocello (KDP, 2019) (2nd ed. 2022)
New Solos for Classical Mandolin (Hal Leonard Press, 2020)
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