Warm-Up

__3/1/11__ C# scales

__3/8/11__ D scales. Spent a long time on warmups because I had just finished when I had to then record them! I have questions on fingerings, whether to start in third position or with open string.

[|Warm-Up Video #1]

__3/15/11__ Reviewed G, Ab and A major and melodic and harmonic minor scales and arpeggios from memory

__3/17/11__ Reviewed Bb, B, and C major and melodic and harmonic minor scales and arpeggios from memory

__3/23/11__ __[|Warm-Up Video #2]__

__3/25/11__ Bb and B major and melodic and harmonic minor scales and arpeggios from memory Kreutzer etude

__3/29/11__ C, C#, D from memory Kreutzer etude

__4/6/11__ G from memory Kreutzer etude Casorti exercises 2, 3, and 4

__4/18/11__ Ab and A from memory Kreutzer etude (I NEED TO FIND A NEW ONE.) Casorti exercise C part 3, exercises D and E

__4/20/11__ Bb and B from memory Review of Casorti D and E I remembered to use the tuning note today for my scales! For some reason I had a lot of trouble with Bb today - maybe it's just because I haven't played the three-octave in a while, or because it seems like I was having a bit of an off day today.

__4/22/11__ I did a quick warmup so that I could spend a lot of time on P & A, so I just did my G and Bb scales and arpeggios from memory

__4/26/11__ C and C# from memory Kreutzer

__4/29/11__ D from memory

__5/4/11__ Eb and E from memory

__5/9/11__ F and F# from memory - the last two of the cycle, and therefore the hardest because they go the highest. My fingers, back, and arms also felt really stiff (probably from all state and then not playing yesterday), so I kept taking quick breaks to stretch out my arms and fingers. That helped.

__5/17/11__ G! I did quick warm-up today so that I could work on my repertoire and then use the last part of the block to work on Under the Sea on mallets. I also did the Kreutzer etude to review and the short spiccato etude.