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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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