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After I finish with the GP, I am going to get back into the cello. I am doing violin for the 2024 Group Project.
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I have been remiss! I have been working on a group project, and I am using my violin for it. I will be able to get back into my cello and viola after.
On a up note, no pun intended, the violin part of the group project is coming along.
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I finished the Group Project! All submitted. Took 11 takes! I am so bad at that.
I played my cello 2 days go. Still loving those Dominant Pro strings on it.
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Well done. It's nice to see you alternating between instruments. What are you playing with your cello, have any new tunes that you would like to work on?
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@wtw I haven't played it much, lately. I will be going back to where I left off, with the Boureé and the other pieces. I am trying to work in dynamics with What A Wonderful World. I have been playing it for a while, but I have never done anything with dynamics. I figured this song out on my cello in my own, from the piano sheet music I have.
Thanks for visiting my Hole in the Wall!
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I have not been doing my viola or cello for a bit. I have been busy with violin. I did, however play Auld Lang Syne on my viola. I did it by ear, not sheet music. It is an easy one to do that way, This is just an MP3 audio.
My A string playing is rather weak. I will be using this periodically during the year to help with my A string. I do not want to try the A on the D string until my A string playing becomes stronger.
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Choosing a song to work on a something specific is usually a good idea. Open strings are in a way easier (no need to worry about finger placement/strength/...), but it can be tricky to get a good tone out of them, especially the highest one. On my violin, I find the open E string to be quite shrill, so I very much prefer a 4th finger on the A string (not always possible).
If you want to maximise your use of the viola A string, using the same song, another thing you can do is transpose it a fifth up : playing exactly the same fingerings as you do now, but on the D and A strings (hence, starting the song on an open D). You won't be able to play an open E and will have to use a 4th finger on the A string though (but that's the only difference).
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My viola has been sounding much stronger. I think I am getting a little bolder with my bow. I think I am using a litle more strength with it. I do no think I was using enough before. Takes just a little more oomph to bow the viola than the violin, I think.
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I played my Fiddlerman Viola today. I absolutely love the sound I get from that viola.
I did a song I was doing on my cello, that I am not fond of on my violin, "What a Wonderful World". It is lovely on the viola. My room was not exactly quiet, so no audio recording, another time. I do need to try one of my other shoulder rests with it, though. The Kun just does not work. I will fo through my viola shoulder rests another day and see if I have one I can replace it with, before trying a new one.
It was dun playing it and hearing that beautiful full sound. I think it is the Fiddlerman Soloist Viola. I have them15 1/2" and it is very robust, lovely deep soulful viola sound. Love it.
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I will be trying my viola again next week. It has been a while because the wrist was getting sore holding it.
It is not injured, just old joints. I tend to listen to it when it protests.
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I think that I will try playing my cello a little bit every day and see if I can get my blowing arm stronger, I am not sure why it started getting sore, but if I think back, I think there was a stretch where I was not able to play it or my viola due to outside activities. I think that that may have been what triggered y weak bowing arm, and also my sore left hand when holding my viola. That is all I can think of. I just have to gradually get the muscle back.
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