January 2008
2007 Violin Musings
January 1, 2008 19:31My violin high(or low)/lights of 2007.
- Played Tchaikovsky in recital (Meditation and Scherzo)
- Learning Beethoven violin concerto #1 first movement
- Play hymns at Bay Area Baptist Church
- Started my 14 year old piano player daughter on violin
- Fixed up an old 40 year old Czech half-size violin for a friend and got her 9 year old daughter interested in learning
- Played Hungarian Dance #2 and #5 in recital (Auer edition)
- improved my musicality, according to my teacher I'm playing with more meaning
- learned the Adagio and Fugue in Bach Solo Sonata #1
- Helped two friends buy high end violins (a Kelvin Scott and a Claudio Rampini). I was the demonstrator for them.
- DID NOT buy a violin!!! Instead donated the money to a worthy cause.
- attended two violin concerts: Lindsay Deutsch (Jan), and Bin Huang/Nan Xie (Oct).
- introduced two adult students to my teacher's studio
- had a lesson in scraping from luthier Claudio Rampini
For 2008, I hope to:
- memorize the first movement of Beethoven Violin concerto
- learn Lalo Symphonie Espagnole
- learn two more movements in Bach Solo Sonatas and Partitas
- practice and memorize more effectively by breaking into small segments
- improve my bowing arm and sound production
- motivate another person to play violin at my church so I'm not the solo violinist all the time
- more regular practice schedule
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