Day 59-66 I've been practicing every day, but discouraged that it never seems enough and I'm not on top of everything. Been practicing for Facade gig so that takes away some of the focus also... but I'm slogging through. I was thinking about how its like doing 3 mile days. Not what I want but still miles... but I'll need some big mileage days if I want to meet my goal!
Day 63 Lesson with Erika Duke Kirkpatrick, and chat about Cal-Arts. Disappointed to hear there are very few string players. It is important to me to have the sound and playing and opportunity of playing quartets again. Cal-Arts ruled out. I loved my lesson though and am sad that studying with her in person is not a possibility any more.
Day 64 Rest Day
Day 65 3.45 hrs! RECORD DAY! Its been actually years since I practiced that much in one day. The hard thing was that I felt like I made little progress... perhaps that is true, or its just that there is so much to do I'm impatient. Either way, I put the time in! I sent short clips of myself playing from the concerto to several cello teachers/friends and asked for suggestions. Each response was unique and helpful! My main struggle right now is feeling imbalanced and tense in my bow hand. I re-focused on balancing to middle fingers, and bending my thumb... bad habits still alive and well! I go to play more that a passage and I just can't get through it. Its painful and the sound is bad, and I start to get anxious...
Today I did some gentle weight lifting before starting my practicing and had a lot of outdoor time mixed in. It helped me feel focused and okay with sitting still so long indoors.
Day 66 2.45 hrs! Another solid day! I practiced about 45 minutes of the Bach 6 prelude and I focused on loosening up my wrist (a suggestion from my friend Sandra) and it helped so much... the stamina... the sound... all of it felt so much more doable with that focus.
Day 63 Lesson with Erika Duke Kirkpatrick, and chat about Cal-Arts. Disappointed to hear there are very few string players. It is important to me to have the sound and playing and opportunity of playing quartets again. Cal-Arts ruled out. I loved my lesson though and am sad that studying with her in person is not a possibility any more.
Day 64 Rest Day
Day 65 3.45 hrs! RECORD DAY! Its been actually years since I practiced that much in one day. The hard thing was that I felt like I made little progress... perhaps that is true, or its just that there is so much to do I'm impatient. Either way, I put the time in! I sent short clips of myself playing from the concerto to several cello teachers/friends and asked for suggestions. Each response was unique and helpful! My main struggle right now is feeling imbalanced and tense in my bow hand. I re-focused on balancing to middle fingers, and bending my thumb... bad habits still alive and well! I go to play more that a passage and I just can't get through it. Its painful and the sound is bad, and I start to get anxious...
Today I did some gentle weight lifting before starting my practicing and had a lot of outdoor time mixed in. It helped me feel focused and okay with sitting still so long indoors.
Day 66 2.45 hrs! Another solid day! I practiced about 45 minutes of the Bach 6 prelude and I focused on loosening up my wrist (a suggestion from my friend Sandra) and it helped so much... the stamina... the sound... all of it felt so much more doable with that focus.
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