Cello Practice
I've started Cello practice, under the tutelage of a local, skilled instructor. My first lesson went well last week and I have many more planned. My first homework was to practice my hand positions. I tend to hold the neck of the Cello like a violin with my fingers at a non-right angles to the finger-board. This, I'm told, is bad form for a Cello player and will result in later problems when vibrato is practiced. I've had the week to practice this new form and I think I'm fairly comfortable with it now. I've also picked up speed with my pizzicato (plucking) and in some of my practices I've reverted to the bass guitar gate of index and middle finger when I'm trying to play too fast. This will also be bad form, I'm sure, since practically everything you pick up on your own ends up that way. I think this week we'll pickup the bow and start using it, which should be cool. I can't wait to be able to play Canon in D Minor.
