Glad to see you’re feeling better this week!
D major two octaves
- extensions are looking really good. Make sure to keep practicing with a D drone
- nice thumb movement on the extension
- tend to over compensate and end up too LOW when moving back into regular first position
- Work on 2 and 4 notes per bow
2nd position shifting exercise
- increase tempo -> use less bow
- remember arm motion. Lift before shift, shift, lower left arm and sink into string
practice 3rd position shifting
- replace 4th finger with 1st finger. same exercise, different finger
- remember as we move up the instrument, the fingers get closer together
Fanfare
- make bow more connected
- don’t let quarter notes get too short
- bow should be in middle lane -try to play from memory and watch contact point
- raise left arm before the shift
- isolate shift in half bar, or single beat.
Skating
- practice with a G drone
- if you struggle with the bowing, pluck it through first
- raise the arm before the shift, look ahead in the music, always atleast by a beat
Rigadoon
- make sure quarters, rests and eighth notes are all in the same tempo
- increase tempo with metronome
- make a difference in the dynamic between mf and forte
- work with metronome on half note: 55-60