Samantha, my instructor, made an observation during class today: “I play something, then you end up playing it back a little faster, then you play it again even faster.” Fantastic observation and its cause, I suppose, is that most everything I do during the day is better if it is done faster: fixing bugs, writing code, running, translating Hindi, etc.
A couple of practice suggestions:
- More bow!
- Accent the downbeat of each measure to help internalize rhythm of music
- Play through concentrating on dynamics in different areas
I feel my rhythm was worse this week since I used the metrenome much less (not at all). Need to make sure I bust it out and least once per song.
Songs I am working on:
- Greenwood Tree (completely new, F, F# and G are new notes)
- Song of the Wind (work on improving seperation of last F# and E on first measure)
- Go Tell Aunt Rhody (dynamics)