Day 12

After the New Year celebration, I woke up at 11:30:)). Probably because of that, my "morning" practice started in a "zombie-like" fashion. I was going to some standard exercises (Fisher's tonalization, R, Vamos daily 16th), but then I suddenly realized I was wasting my time. Ashkenazi said that during the practice, you must stop and ask - "What new did I learn in the last five minutes?" If the answer is nothing, you are not practicing efficiently. So I had to stop and begin to write down my practice blog:)). Going through the routine without constant analysis and a feedback loop is also the most dangerous type of practice. You will reinforce the bad habits you already have.

Anyway, back to current practice: focused, with constant feedback and analysis. Finding out what problems you have and looking for solutions. Vibrato practice: the most important observation is to release my thumb completely. No tension, no pressure. The tumb is simply a "there" to counteract the finger placements for a fraction of a second and to be immediately realized afterward. The second thing is not to "rush" my vibrato. Start slowly so that all waves in the Intonia graph are smooth, not "pointy," and all waves are precisely the same shape. Breathe normally (do not hold your breath!), check that tension is not building anywhere in the body, and the bowing arm is not slowing down. Vibrato is slow now (4 beats per sec.), but with full relaxation, I can maintain it through the whole bow and the bow change! That's a significant improvement compared to Yesterday's practice.

Now let's do it on all fingers. The fourth finger is, of course, a big problem, but this was expected. Finally, I play Prat's study again and make a recording. The vibrato is much wider now and more consistent than it was a week ago. This is a significant improvement for only one week of vibrato practice! Here is the link to the day 12 practice video: https://youtu.be/l-mcI2812QY