April 7, 2006 at 11:32 PM

So, now I'm fully back in the saddle. I'm playing about 2-3 hours a day. I find it very relaxing about 30 to 45 minutes in the morning and about 2 hours at night. I play for about 20 minute spurts, then take an e-mail brake for 5 to 10 minutes and back to it, so I'm probably playing about 2 hours a day in truth.

I've got to where I can get thru Etude (Suzuki I, excercise 12) slowly and steadily, I have a little discomfort getting my L2 position to play C Natural.

I've memorized Ashokan Farewell, I'm 90% Memorized for Etude. I will work on Rising Sun Blues for my next fun Piece and hope to have a good foundation for Etude.

Major epiphany in learning to work on using the inside corner with my left fingers to press the strings (edge of the finger nearest the thumb) and to keep a gentle curve in each finger. Seems to be a little more efficient, I'm working on it.

Played my Czech beater Violin in the office today (I leave it there). I have definately become a violin snob. The Max Shaeffer, Shop made violin blows it away hands down!

It's a great violin in itself though. It's taken some beatings and seems to have some history.

I'm going to take it home and put some better fine tuners on it and maybe swap out the chin rest and tail piece.

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