Guillaume – I really appreciate the insight – perfectly on topic and makes a lot of sense. In fact I think you bring my subconscious thoughts to the fore – this new way of playing does feel better and ‘right’, and as such I’m very happy to take the slow road and take it one step at a time.

I guess my worries stem from difficulty in reconciling…[Read more]

Thank you all for the full and insightful replies – “It’s not Strength that you need to build, it’s coordination, relaxation, patience” sums it up very nicely – but I would like to probe this one step further if I may 🙂

On the harmonic slurs, the measures of progress are 1.) the length of time you can keep it up for, and 2.) the speed at whi…[Read more]