A bit of catch up, first:
The past few weeks have been focused on preparing for the OCG VII. Improvisation is a regular feature, but we've also begun to hammer at repertoire again, in anticipation of "anything could happen". The 60 Points is a common touchstone, as well; one thing we have been doing with this involves circulating while cycling the 60 Points. The most recent exercise in this vein involved moving around the space, circulating to each other while calling each of the 60 points (a three person circulation, while calling each point every four notes). Interesting work.
Some of the repertoire has been outside the "official list" that the Orchestra has been reviewing AAD. At the end of the day, it's good work to revisit some of this material. Hope got a check-in with this circle for the first time since last year's course.
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In attendance: Victor, Chris, Brad
Small group tonight. 28 Bars while warming up, with a little clarification on bar 24, beat 4.
A bit of discussion, and then jumping right in with some very focused right-hand work. Slow metronome, working from a very deliberate follow-through release stroke, to a deliberate follow-through return stroke, then alternating, then a stop-stroke (picking through the string and stopping immediately on the other side of the string), followed by alternating stop-strokes with 16th note picking, then moving this to each string. Some basic 2nd Primary work, moving to the 16 Bar Exercise. 1st Primary work, with focus on the right hand, moving to ambulating while running the 1st Primary
Where is the Nurse?, twice through.
Break, during which Victor makes some reading suggestions to Chris.
Back on stools. When ready, Begin, with each others' guitars, as if we'd never played the instrument before.
When ready, Begin. Probably 20 minutes. Hot.
When ready, Begin, while recording (using the mic on Victor's Macbook). Not quite as hot, but good moments, and similar strategies being used. We head up to the classroom to listen through a couple of times and make observations about the playing and habits presenting themselves. Even just among us three, this is a markedly different group from last year.
Calling it a night around 11:20 p.m.
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