TCHAIK PROJECT 10 - Summer vacation and beginning of 2020

Finally the practice diaries for the TCHAIK PROJECT get to 2020, this unusual year...

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So, for you guys reading this from the north hemisphere, January and February is summer time here in South America. Those who can go to the seaside to loudly make the countdown to the next year, jumping some little waves in a hope this brings them a good year. And here I was, at home, trying to catch up with my hopes and dreams of playing the Tchaikovsky with no physical tension...

January 1st - Wednesday

Yes, it is holiday all around the globe and I want to practice…

- Body warm up (and here's a video of what I do. It's in Portuguese, but the movements are what matter!)

Technique (1h)

I practiced in Random mode, which made the practice happen in the following way:

- Whole bow staccato (E and A strings)

- D major scale in one string (D)

- Staccato in the middle of the bow at 60 bpm (A string)

- D major scale in one string (A)

- String crossing (G-D strings)

- D major scale in one string (G)

- Whole bow staccato (D and G strings)

- D major scale in one string (E)

- Staccato in the middle of the bow at 60 bpm (D string)

- Double stops - octaves/thirds

- String crossing (D-A strings)

- Double stops - thirds/sixths

- Staccato in the middle of the bow at 60 bpm (E string)

- Double stops - sixths/fifths

- String crossing (A-E strings)

- Double stops - fifths/octaves

- Staccato in the middle of the bow at 60 bpm (G string)

Today it was only technique, that’s right, to wrap up the year. Tomorrow I start a mini vacation and my 2020 only starts after that.