Learning to read/play the lower strings with dbl stops

April 24, 2007 at 1:45 AM

After Thursday's one hour chewing for not bending my wrist right, pushing with my elbow and setting my elbow distance and height in-correctly, I practiced for two days hard and got my bow hold down and practiced keeping my right arm and wrist movement in line - then I started learning the upper string notes and reading upper string music.

I got pretty good at that and picked up the book today and discovered the Wabash Cannon Ball - all lower strings, double stops, hip hops and I haven't studied them but want to play it so bad.

Bo is howling and moved into the bathroom, he loves those double stops; Old Nanner suddenly had to run into town, the horses are cowering behind the windbreaks - but I'm starting to get it. I just take a little bit at a time and get the notes memorized, guess at the double stops and hang on.

This is sure train wreck stuff. I got that much right. I wonder what the heck "Teach" will be hollering about next Thursday? C____, its my nickel, who cares!

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