Let the chips fall where they may...

Sevcik op2 pt1 no1: Let the fingers go down on the string at the most natural position. Don't try and get them in tune. Then... notice how far out of tune the notee is and use the arm to relocate the whole and and finger. If the finger ain't landing correctly there's a lot of tension involved in slide it (against the overall hand) into position.

10%...

Keeping a track of %tension helps. To stop when the overal tension is increasing rapidly or over 50% is a good way to keep a handle on it. Tense practicing enables no progress.

Sevcik op1 pt1 no3: watching the line of the music is much easier the looking at each individual note. Watching the line is easier to remember, too look ahead and organise in the mind. Watching the line of the music is like looking at a landscape or a city sky line. Easy recognisable and retrievable.

20%

Schradieck No 3: No idea how to get past Unable to speed up that study at all?!

35%

Wolhfhart op45 no 25: Surprisingly tiring and complex on the right arm. A lot of work to speed up to the right tempo.

Rather than playing for 10 / 15 minutes. To improve my ability to be self aware and then simply stop when my tension level goes up seems to be much more effective. At the moment I generally play on for about 10 / 15 minutes anyway.

30%

KAyser Op 20. No 4: no interested in stretching fingers. This study is all about half positions, shifting and interesting fingers for me. I wonder if shift the whole hand is faster than stretching an individual finger (in this case)?!

30% (mid right back - trapezoids etc...)

I generally sit on a tall stool when I practice.