Wednesday, February 24

Start 1240

10 min Breval
Run through to warm up (that takes just under 4 minutes) then several minutes of focused repetitions plucking the 2-string chord pattern over and over. When that seemed comfortable close to tempo, added the bow, then a couple more reps of "Phrase 5" which includes those measures plus the variable G quarter vs eighth note to ascending scales.

10 min Haydn prep
Using Feuillard chords. Spent first 5 minutes with 2 note chords up lower/down upper string focusing on bow circles and elbow circles. These are some of the elementary motions I will need for the development A patterns. Then moved to 3 note chords with bow patterns I will need for B patterns, slur down three, sep up down up and slur down 3, slur up 3, then finally the measure pattern combining those 4 patterns. Fun to work this way.

10 min Schumann Symphony No 1 mvmt 1
Fingerings first 2 pages.

End 1230
Total time: 50 min
Practice time: 30 min

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