Practice Log April 12th, 2018
45 min It's been a while since I practiced. I'm home sick today and skipped work and choir. Took my fiddle out to CSI and played for about 45 min. I haven't had time to practice and it showed. Fingers are a bit stiff…
Breathing together
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…
Love this sound - Flying Home to Shelley
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…
Remember when I said I was trying to find the shifts for broken scales?
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…
Practice Log March 20th, 2018
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…
Practice Log March 13th, 2018
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…
#SquadGoals - Canon in D
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…
Practice Log Feb 20th, 2018
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…