Recorder Practice 2/3/10

Today's practice was a little shaky, but I kept at it until I had at least tried to do what I set out to do and made some, if only a little, progress at it.

I started with the Handel Gavotte (soprano), first playing it through, and then doing various 3-note songs using the high A/B flat/C combination. Then I worked on more memorization of part B, particularly measures 4 through 8 of that part. That went pretty well.

Then I moved on to the Van Eyck 32 Comagain, modo 3. I worked for a bit on the digadi tongueing on the combinations of two sixteenth plus one eighth notes. Then I played through the different sections, working on the rhythms.

Next, I switched to alto and worked on the Chedeville Musettes, concentrating on the port de voix and appoggiatura ornaments. This part of my practice wasn't very focussed - I need to hone the note combinations and timing before I start playing the whole of the pieces, which aren't difficult aside from the ornaments.

Finally, I worked on the Linde 19, isolating the right and left hand motions on the difficult note combinations. Then I played it through - it's doing much better.