At the moment my practice routine seems strange / obsessive / fascinating.
I generally do at least 2 hour, 5 nights a week.
1. Physical hold: 5 minutes with long calm bow strokes letting the body move into the instrument. Only playing open strings. Relaxing and noticing the bodies tensions. R-arm & R-hand focus.
2. Bowing Exercies. 20min of Sevcik Opus 2 Part 1. Working on loosening up the right arm and ensure the whole bow is available. R-arm & R-hand focus.
3. Scales. 30 minutes to 1 hour playing through the cycle of major and related minor scales (C, a, G, e, ...). Focusing on L-hand. Obsorbing a clear understanding of key and intonation. Occasionally devling into 3rd, 6th, double stops. This is overwhelming ambitious so i stop when I feel tension.
4. Fingering Exercises: 20 min of Sevcik Opus 1 Part 1. Working on relaxing the L-hand and understanding different fingering constructs.
5. Wolfhart Studies. Pick up a new study and run through some of it's challenging elements for 15 minutes.
6. Kayser Studies. Pick up a new study and run through some of it's challenging elements for 15 minutes.
The above actually fascinates me. The scales and bowing exercises are most interesting. It's is simply overwhelming to watch and feel the body create such a sound with only a wooden box. Amazing.
One issue is the phsyical tension that is involved. In the mornings I do yoga for 1 hour. Without doing that my arms would start cracking for sure.
I am now 28. Perhaps in 28 years my body will be too old to enjoy playing the violin every day like this?!? Perhaps I won't be able to advance and improve as I would like. I had fantisies of taking my time and progressing over the next 50 years. Am I not at my physical peak at the moment....
[excuse the over dramatisation]
15 bouts; perhaps all violin practice should be done in 15 slots. Without any regard for seeking any particular aim or goal. the idea of 'getting to the end of something' or 'playing through all the major scales' is a bit of pressure and creates tension perhaps. perhaps this will enable me to progress faster with less practice.
Do I enjoy playing the violin OR Do I enjoy getting better at playing the violin?
I generally do at least 2 hour, 5 nights a week.
1. Physical hold: 5 minutes with long calm bow strokes letting the body move into the instrument. Only playing open strings. Relaxing and noticing the bodies tensions. R-arm & R-hand focus.
2. Bowing Exercies. 20min of Sevcik Opus 2 Part 1. Working on loosening up the right arm and ensure the whole bow is available. R-arm & R-hand focus.
3. Scales. 30 minutes to 1 hour playing through the cycle of major and related minor scales (C, a, G, e, ...). Focusing on L-hand. Obsorbing a clear understanding of key and intonation. Occasionally devling into 3rd, 6th, double stops. This is overwhelming ambitious so i stop when I feel tension.
4. Fingering Exercises: 20 min of Sevcik Opus 1 Part 1. Working on relaxing the L-hand and understanding different fingering constructs.
5. Wolfhart Studies. Pick up a new study and run through some of it's challenging elements for 15 minutes.
6. Kayser Studies. Pick up a new study and run through some of it's challenging elements for 15 minutes.
The above actually fascinates me. The scales and bowing exercises are most interesting. It's is simply overwhelming to watch and feel the body create such a sound with only a wooden box. Amazing.
One issue is the phsyical tension that is involved. In the mornings I do yoga for 1 hour. Without doing that my arms would start cracking for sure.
I am now 28. Perhaps in 28 years my body will be too old to enjoy playing the violin every day like this?!? Perhaps I won't be able to advance and improve as I would like. I had fantisies of taking my time and progressing over the next 50 years. Am I not at my physical peak at the moment....
[excuse the over dramatisation]
15 bouts; perhaps all violin practice should be done in 15 slots. Without any regard for seeking any particular aim or goal. the idea of 'getting to the end of something' or 'playing through all the major scales' is a bit of pressure and creates tension perhaps. perhaps this will enable me to progress faster with less practice.
Do I enjoy playing the violin OR Do I enjoy getting better at playing the violin?
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