Meh.

Worked trouble spots in Fuga to bottom of 2nd page.

Gave myself blisters trying to get one measure of Arabesque 2.

Ran through exercises looking for repertoire - some Boscha might be good? Or Pozzoli?

Need to mark problem spots in Fuga and work on them.

Played and worked on many things from Solos for the Harp Player in order to build my stamina back up and keep things in playable order.

Fuga does not sound as awesome as I thought. I'm taking too many breath breaks and speeding up too much.

Tambourin sounds better than I thought.

Recorded both, need to do that every day and really pick the parts I like and work them so they always sound that way.

Forgot about the whole "callus peeling off after a break" thing. Super.

The other thing about coming back to the harp after a break is trying to sit up straight and how tiring that is.

Took the first tape line off my fiddle.

Sick all of last week. A week + was too long to let pieces go, too, so no recording this past weekend. Hands are really stiff.  I'm disappointed and not looking forward to having to work Fuga and Tambourin back up.

Fiddle, on the other hand, was good to let go for a week. Things fell into place much more easily. Pinky slides were working. Regular slides were working.

It was a Christmas carol kind of day.

I think I've said this before, but I will probably need to record Tambourin at 96 because I just can't physically play certain parts of it faster, and it sounds weird when played fast and slow.

Did record Fuga and Tambourin, but not Tambourin slowly, so I'll need to do that. Need to listen before next practice.

Fuga is pretty much ready, I think, but it would probably sounds best if I memorized it.

I think I can start working on the next two pieces, Rigaudon and Giga.

Maybe recording next Saturday.

Getting closer to having Fuga sound melodic. Listening to the recording I made yesterday with each successive time having more pauses and changes in tempo was an eye opener. I just need to get it to the point it's something I want to listen to.

I need to figure out how to get trills in Tambourin the same EVERY time.

Worked on Arabesque 2 again and certain parts are making more sense. Maybe this is how I have to learn challenging pieces - intensive work with a break of a few months, then more intensive work?  It gets done in the same amount of time, but takes less effort?

Recorded Fuga and Tambourin. Need to listen before next practice. I thought I would be ready to record tomorrow, but I'm not.

Last fiddle class was last night. So sad. I hope I can keep up with it by meeting with classmates in the future.

One of those days where nothing is working so it's better just not to practice and cement something weird into the pieces.  I tried to work on Arabesque 2, Fuga, and Tambourin.

Took a break from the normal stuff and worked on 2nd Arabesque. Chaining worked really well with that and I was able to get almost one line smooth. Also worked on the 2nd movement of Marionettes. One more line learned with chaining on that piece, too.

Tambourin - Still working on trouble spots.

Fuga- Simply played through a couple times. It's sounding a lot better, I think. Still some problem spots. Need to record it and see what it really sounds like.

Played through several other things just to keep them in my hands.

One spot on my bow seems to not hold rosin, so I'm getting no sound out of that spot on my bow. Very disconcerting.

I listened to Tambourin. Well, it certainly sounds like it's easier to play than it really is. There are also a lot of little problem spots I'm not sure how to fix.

And I need a new printer.

Fuga - one more line learned with melody. Sort of. I have a hard time paying attention throughout an entire line.

Tambourin - recorded 3 times, need to listen before next practice and mark consistent problems.

Fuga - more measures learned with melody brought out. I think I'm on track with this one?

I listened to another version of Fuga, and tried to copy bringing out the melody, and while doing that realized that's what I whistle after I finish playing it.  Hopefully, that will make it more interesting.

The fiddle is coming along. I can get some decent sounds out of it. But not when it's raining, which may pose a problem in Portland, OR.

Wrote up a new practice schedule yesterday focusing on Fuga and Tambourin for now.

Tambourin: I still need to work on: opening trills and 2nd page trouble measure.

Fuga: Practiced opening and closing. Closing may need more work.  Next need to work on trouble spots and experimenting. Maybe alternate between left and right hand.

Got all recordings matched up from most recent recording session.

Glisses in Giga alternate.