Interval Review:

Reviewed intervals and added too many new cards ! :)
A string - B string ascending and G string to A string descending.


Warm-up/Technique:

Finger-stretching exercise - switched to 1st position, I've been languishing at 5th position for way too long

String Walking exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 37) with i,m eight @ 100 bpm
String Walking exercise with m, l with eight notes @ 75 bpm

String-Jumping 1st string to 5th string, 2nd string to 6th string @ 65 bpm (same descending)

Right-Hand Velocity (pg. 63) with sixteenth notes @ 105 bpm rest & free.
l, m @80 bpm rest & free

Synchronization Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 65) with i,m sixteenth notes -
89 bpm

l, m @ 73 bpm.

Putting it all together p. 67 Exercise - @ 90 bpm

Scale Rhythmic Variation p. 68 @ 90 bpm

Speed Burst pg. 69 Exercise 1.A @ 70 bpm


Repertoire:

Pica Pica
Played @ 85 bpm, but double-timed the second repetition of Part B. That relaxed me and the melody flowed.

Also, noticed that it's difficult to nail chord in the 1st ending of Part A (ater measures 16). Practiced this slowly.

Estrellita
I rocked it sitting down and being relaxed. A couple of errors here and there but able to carry the piece.

Na Gafieira Do Vidigal
Reviewed yesterday's and ventured into the African-themed jam section of Part D that precedes the sweet, sweet, MELLIFLUOUS (bam!) melody

Samba Caribe
Bart A measure 12-13 arpeggio to chord - getting better @ 63

Part B measures 12-13 chord jump - noticeably better. Played @ 65.

Part B measures 14 - 15 chord jump is difficult - fingers and brain aren't used to it yet