Throughout these holidays I have really got back into playing my Cello regularly. I have been trying to improve my sight reading and the overall way I play ready for my exam next year. I have read back through my practice diary and re-read all of the notes I had been given and have put effort in to try and take them all on board and remember the important things like a high wrist and a 'big sound!'
I can now actually recognise the notes I am playing a little faster than before and I think i am actually improving :)
I have worked on being able to getting my bowing right. Practicing joining notes together in one bow and still having a strong sound is the thing i needed to work on most, and also not forgetting when my notes must be joined so that i don't get my bowing all backwards! I think i have improved on this.
Also I have been trying to stay in tune all the time and make sure that I can recognise when I have done something not quite right and then correct it without stopping. I have been trying to improve listening to the sounds i make when I am playing in more detail so I know exactly what it is I am doing wrong. I have tried to practice changing strings and fingers quickly to help learn where I need to be to stay in tune all the way through a piece.
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