I wanted to start writing about my choral singing life as well as my fiddle practice. So far it's been hard to write (as in I want to write, but no words come). I want to explore a bit about that. Singing is all about breathing and forming sounds. Choral…
The Sound Accord https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3f3fSJrAc0 playing Flying Home to Shelley by Paul Gitlitz http://www.glitchless.net/ followed by Pressed for Time, a pipe tune by Gordan Duncan. I'm going to learn this! I tried a little bit of the first part of Flying Home…
Sometimes the best way to explore modes and new scales is just writing a tune for yourself. I’m serious! Write a tune using a mode or a scale or a whatever it is you are trying to practice, and make it fun to play over and over again. That…
Around 1 hour, ending just after midnight. Started the evening full of energy, but only when I got to the doorsteps of my coworking space did I realise that I left my access badge hanging on the chalkboard in my room. I drove back to get it, and returned to…
1 hr. Finished just as midnight rolled around. It's been a while since a practice log. G, C, D majors 2 octave scales, with shifting on the 3rd position e string on C and D scales. Went over Sleepin Soond - the bow needs a few more turns and after…
We did it! First envisioned by Sahara in December 2017. We finally got together and put this together! Me and @deaffiddler no prior rehearsal. First time ever attempting to play #pachelbelcanon in d. Pardon for all the mistakes. ➡️swipe on #johannpachelbel #classicalmusic #pachelbel #violin #piano #centreforsocialinnovation A post shared by…
1 hour and change. Arrived at CSI and got straight onto scales. G major, G major broken chords, C and D major 2 octave scales. Went through Sleeping Soond and got that tuned a bit. I feel like there's a practical limit to practicing, where I can overthink and overplay…
Began with a discussion of music books! Learned about The Fiddler's Fakebook, which has many tunes in our Red Book, but plenty of different arrangements. The book is really big though and has some weird page turns. Went over C and D major 2 octave scales, followed by a pretty…