Jonquil Lane » Violin http://www.duncanandmeg.org/blogs/meg daily adventures riding a bicycle built for two Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:48:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Scales, scales, and more scales… http://www.duncanandmeg.org/blogs/meg/2007/11/20/scales-scales-and-more-scales/ http://www.duncanandmeg.org/blogs/meg/2007/11/20/scales-scales-and-more-scales/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2007 03:58:44 +0000 Meg http://www.duncanandmeg.org/blogs/meg/2007/11/20/scales-scales-and-more-scales/ No, I’m not talking about trout. I’m talking about my upcoming technique test. Three key signatures a week—with lots of variations on the same theme :D

Scales are hard. Not so much that they have lots of new notes and skills, but because they are all about honing those notes and skills until they’re perfect. Perfect bowing, perfect intonation. And you can practice being perfect forever… back to that word “practice.” I’d better go do just that.

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