No, the Sage has not died. He's just been slack with his blog...
In truth there has not been an awful lot to report for these two lessons. I have passed more scales and arpeggios but I still have the same exercises and pieces. Each time there is something else to learn with them. Sometimes it's my bowing (yes yes, more bow) and sometimes the bow hold (hold the bow lightly, don't grip it). I appreciate Laura taking the time to teach me correct techniques. I have said it many times before: I don't know where this violin journey will take me. One thing I am sure of is that I don't want to be stopped by poor technique :) The flip side of this is that I often don't get the practice time I want at home. I have a family so there is alway stuff to do and I sometimes find myself struggling to get good quality practice time. On other occasions there is time to practice but for various reasons I can't get into the mood so I let those chances pass by. Of course, later I feel guilty and that doesn't help. I think I need to learn to be satisfied with what I have and to make the most of my opportunities. The last thing I want is to get to the stage where I put down the violin and never pick it up again.
On a lighter note, Laura did mention one of her students is buying a violin, so if I can get to one of the try-out sessions that would be cool. There was a suggestion there would be one at Animato, which I would like to visit again - it is where Patience was first sold, before she came to me. Also, Laura is playing with her quartet on Friday night at the Conservatorium. If all goes well it should be an awesome night: free beer and nibblies at office location, the Tuba performance, and a visit to the West End night markets. Finally Mzaza are having an intimate (ie small crowd, not a love-fest) show in August prior to recording an album. I have a ticket. Now I just hope I can get to the event =)
Hopefully next week I'll post on time, and brag about how well I played my pieces.
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