Monday, May 26, 2008

Week 21 of year 2008 on the double bass

18 May 2008, Sun: My double bass is back from repair. The Luthier helped me change a slightly taller sound post and that helped to improve the sound quality of the instrument. I could hear richer overtones and clearer harmonics on my instrument. I am delighted that it was also slightly easier to play at the higher positions.

With the double bass back, I could no longer hold my excitement. I practised the first and second movements of Dittersdorf's Second Double Bass Concerto concentrating on the latter. I also played the first and second movements of Marcello's Sonata in G major from memory.

19 May 2008, Mon: I practised Keyper's Romance and Rondo>.

21 May 2008, Wed: Orchestra rehearsal resumed after a fairly long break. We rehearsed various works.

22 May 2008, Thu: For the double bass lesson, I worked on sight-reading for the first half of the lesson. Afterwhich, my tutor guided me to work on the second movement of Dittersdorf's Second Double Bass Concerto.

24 May 2008, Sat: I practised the second movement of Dittersdorf's Second Double Bass Concerto. I would need my tutor's help with the cadenza.

More practice and practice.

2 comments:

pinkie said...

the excitment seems like a baby coming home!

oceanskies79 said...

Pinkie: Yes, certainly. :)