D major
- Extensions are looking SO great. congrats, looks like it clicked together this week
- lets work on increasing the tempo of the scale, and making everything smooth together
- make everything even
- try 4 per bow
Repeated shifting exercise
- starting on an up bow, on open D string
- increase tempo and use less bow
- try with a metronome: start at 55 and aim for 75
- if you are having trouble finding the pitch, keep your hand down while you drone with the open string and slide your finger until the double stopped octave sounds better
- keep your pinky on the bow
Fanfare
- keep thinking about being relaxed, relaxed thumb, using the arm motion for the shift
- 1st and 4th fingers need to be higher in 2nd position.
- Great job getting back to first position
- work on increasing the tempo while mainting accuracy of the shifts
- issolate the shifts before starting from the beginning of the study
- work on measure 4-6, slowly increasing tempo, and then add on measures 3-7
Skating
- half notes longer
- practice with a G drone
- as you go accross the strings on the second line, really think about raising the left arm, so the pitch doesnt go flat
- practice with metronome
- pay attention to dynamics
- no comma for shifts need to connect between one bar to the next
- practice hiding your shift on the bow change
Rigadoon
- lower B and C on the A string
- careful with rests and dotted half notes (in total is 4 beats)
- add the bow and work towards an ‘Allegro’ tempo: quarter note = 100-110ish (but start slower)
- use less bow in a faster tempo
Pluck minuet in C this week #16