Yesterday, I made sure to get a little bit of bass in yesterday. I probably played the ugliest most out of tune hour of F minor scales anyone has ever witnessed in the 400 year history of the double bass. I also played through the Allemande from Bach Cello Suite I, utter crap.
As for today... well... I couldn't let the diasterous and cacaphonous F minor scales from yesterday sit unaddressed. I repeated my work and it paid off. The F melodic and harmonic minor scales were quite lovely. Believe it or not, the natural minor in the last few variations were trash. I am struggling with getting the low thumb position on the IV string exactly in tune. Brutal and humbling practice.
The Allemande is coming along. Good progress was made toward something like music today.
I didn't touch the excerpts, but will focus my energies on those starting tomorrow.
The Bartok Concerto for Orchestra, Britten Young Person's Guide, Beethoven, and Mahler 2 are in my fingers and in my mind. There are a lot of other excerpts that need attention, but this is an ok start.
Cheers to a successful prosperous 2026!
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