Monday 9/29

50 Minutes

Began with giving exercise and attention to both hands. For the right hand, working with asimple subdivision exercise looping crochets, quavers and semi-quavers on a single string, all at 80 BPM. The aim is to play rapidly and have a well-defined attack and tone, and to work up to a competent 88-94 BPM range.

For the left hand, another exercise along a single string, this one a variegated A minor scale with an open note every third note. The main focus was shifting, but I discovered a little glitch in the index finger which proved quite useful to focus on.

Finally, an attempt to combine shifting and rapid strokes, Flying Home at 80 BPM. No big insights, other than a sort of "crunch" my body undergoes while I'm playing it (an elaboration of Guitar Craft face?), and a noticable instant improvement when when I stop"digging in" with my whole body.