Friday, January 18, 2019

Practising VIOLIN

That's right, you didn't misread.
I was practising violin for about 2 hours today, just randomly dug up my sister's old concertos and some new stuff I downloaded from IMSLP.
Surprisingly my violin skills have improved throughout the years.  I remember having a hard time reading Kreisler's Praeludium and Allegro, but now I can read it a lot smoothly and precisely.  Bruch is a lot easier as well and runs are automatic!  Guess those arpeggio practising really paid off! XD
Unfortunately my left ear still can't stand the stupid violin shrieking, and has muted a bit now with a minor ring.
I also realize my carbon fibre al cheapo violin bow is very loud compared to the wooden bow, but there's little spiccato control on that thing.  I would still prefer a wooden bow regardless!

Another reason why I have to pick up the violin is because I'm getting hired as violin 2 in Peterborough more than on viola.
It's not all bad, since I'm usually seated with George and it's great to learn some violin orchestral stuff.