A tension metre

I think it's a good idea to log the general feeling of tension in my body at the end of each practice. If my tension is above 50% then i should reduce the length of exercises (e.g 15min to 10min) until i feel no a reasonable amount of tension.

Perhaps the first 15minutes of warm practice is the only bit that actually makes a differences anyway...

Gotta make sure i set that metronome at the right tempo. too slow bores the mind and tires the body. too fast tires the body and bores the mind.

Difficult bowing exercises are really helped by stopping the bow before changing strings. The the silence in between the notes hold whilst letting the bow find the note.

Watching the line of the melody rather than the notes help with both reading ahead and relaxing the eyes / mind / body. Getting the line is more important than getting the notes.

Tension metre: 65%