I focused on VL Etude #2 and Una Limosna this morning. Before that, scales. And in the scales, I notice my P was carrying quite a bit of tension. Yuri had noticed that in Una Limosna too. I worked on relaxing it consciously in both pieces. Something to keep in mind.
In VL #2 I've been practicing at a steady 52 bpm. It's a good tempo for me, still plenty to work out, especially the barres on the second page and the RH fingering. I spent some time focusing on the end, and need to do more there. I think I want to focus on this piece less now than I have been --- maybe 5-10 minutes per practice but no more.
In Una Limosna, I noticed my M nail getting caught, even though I'd just redone my nails. (Especially shortening P, as Yuri suggested.) I filed it down more, and things got better, but it still got caught. So I filed it even more, so it doesn't even reach the fingertip, and voila! My tremolo got much improved. Now my I and A are 1-2 mm over the fingertip, my M is 1 mm behind it, and my P is 4mm ahead. (Perhaps P should be shorter.)
I've read that having a longer I/A and shorter M to try to get them closer to even can help, and now I've experienced it. I think my tremolo technique is different with short nails -- probably better -- but now I need to practice it more to get familiar with it.
In VL #2 I've been practicing at a steady 52 bpm. It's a good tempo for me, still plenty to work out, especially the barres on the second page and the RH fingering. I spent some time focusing on the end, and need to do more there. I think I want to focus on this piece less now than I have been --- maybe 5-10 minutes per practice but no more.
In Una Limosna, I noticed my M nail getting caught, even though I'd just redone my nails. (Especially shortening P, as Yuri suggested.) I filed it down more, and things got better, but it still got caught. So I filed it even more, so it doesn't even reach the fingertip, and voila! My tremolo got much improved. Now my I and A are 1-2 mm over the fingertip, my M is 1 mm behind it, and my P is 4mm ahead. (Perhaps P should be shorter.)
I've read that having a longer I/A and shorter M to try to get them closer to even can help, and now I've experienced it. I think my tremolo technique is different with short nails -- probably better -- but now I need to practice it more to get familiar with it.
I shortened my P to 3 mm beyond the tip, and strumming is so much easier, and gives a better sound! Plus I shaped my M closer to the finger tip shape and my tremolo got even smoother.
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