Loving the double bass lesson

Today I had an hour of double bass lesson in the evening with Mr GM. It has been quite a long while that I have double bass lesson with Mr GM. Emily has been writing so often about her lovely double bass lessons with Mr GM, and I can say double bass lessons with him is simply fabulous.

I also support Emily's views that Mr GM is a genius. In one single hour, he guided me to better appreciate and understand Berkeley's Introduction and Allegro. He shared about the harmony, the form, the interpretation and more. I find the fingerings that he had suggested to be pretty sound too. My favourite part of the lesson was when he discussed and shared about the form of Introduction and Allegro. It made the entire work come alive to me, and I finally started to understand it. Contemporary works hasn't been easy for me to relate to, and when I was able to do so with Mr GM's guidance, the experience was like a blissful form of revelation. Now I finally realised why Emily says Introduction and Allegro is a more interesting piece of composition than Ridout's Concerto for Double Bass and strings. Many thanks to Mr GM.

It is an exhilarating experience to be able to learn so much within one lesson what I had been struggling with for the past weeks, i.e. appreciating Berkeley's Introduction and Allegro. The pleasant experience had helped brought me some temporary relief from the leg cramps which had been bugging me on and off since last Wednesday evening. I don't quite understand why my legs have been hurting. The day before last, my left thigh was aching. Yesterday, I experienced cramps on my right leg. Today, I just felt the cramps are affecting both my legs, especially the right. It is hurting right now. But thanks to the wonderful double bass, I had some relief from the pain.

I shall use Emily's words: Double bass lessons rocks! Three cheers to Mr GM!

Meantime, I ask for relief from the pain, and lots of good health.