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Uptight about upright

#21
joeinsprings said:
Honestly, I use Rabbaths third book almost every day. It's all scales and different rhythms, but about four hundred different versions for each scale (from basic, to super pissy hard) . I will warm up with those for about twenty minutes each day. Any rhythm, any key, at any tempo. It's basically super wood shedding, but it does work.
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Super woodshedding is what I need. Should I start with the 3rd book or should I go in series?
 
#22
JimmyM said:
Super woodshedding is what I need. Should I start with the 3rd book or should I go in series?
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Most people get all three in the end. Unlike normal books which start with the easy stuff and move to more difficult stuff, Rabbaths books are all varying degrees of difficulty. The only book that I have used is the third however. But they do not go an any series, his method is just divided into three books so that it would not be like dragging around a telephone book. (stupid real books)
 
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JimmyM said:
OK, thx Joe...I've been putting off getting those books, but I think I'm not going to anymore. I don't have time to get into lessons, but I can read some books.
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I like and use Simandl. It starts of with basics and goes through most of the positions and has scales and exercise in 3rds, 4ths, 5ths, 6ths and maybe 7ths in the back. Plus bowing exercises.

Also +1 to playing in an orchestra.
 

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