I did try Sweet Jenny Jones a little faster today, and with some swooping of the bow. How is that for a technical term, "Swooping". It was okay, but my intonation goes out the window, but it does give the piece a different feel. Not only that, it made me feel differently than I do when I play it more slowly, like a ballad. 

I will continue to try to get it faster. @ABitRusty, I might ask you for some bowing tips, but I am not to that point yet. I hope you don't mind. I think that I almost got it.

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If my copy was a freebie, in other words just. download, not from a purchased book, I could send you the copy I am working from. Maybe I can find my exact copy online as a free download. I will look later. I think my version is Key of G.

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I found it! I just PM'd a screenshot and the link to where I found it. 

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So, I managed to get in a little violin last night, Sweet Jenny Jones, and some others. Just a playing session, not really picking anything apart. 

This morning was cello. I worked the Sweet Jenny Jones cello part, and spent some time on the bowing and fingering of the Mussette from English Suite No. 3 by Bach. Then I played some pieces that I have memorized. 

I was able to get some nice tone from the violin last night when I played, and from my cello this morning. Baby steps.

One of these days I want to put a set of violin strings on my Pawn Shop save 15" viola, just for kicks. Maybe I will do it this evening. It sounds good with the viola strings, but is very weak. Understandable being a pawn shop save and only 15 inches. The luthier did fix it up and it was much better after he was dine. That was about 6 years ago.

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Been a couple of weeks. Nice day today. I took my Grandpa's Folk Fiddle to the front stoop and played sings that I have memorized, not many. I don't have Sweet Jenny Jones memorized, yet, so I couldn't do that one. When I do it, and record the audio, I want to use my Grandpa's Folk Fiddle. 

I have had limited time, between knitting, cello, violin, my shoulder needed a rest. So, what little I did play, was very little. 

It was interesting, all the Fiddlerman Violin Strings on my Grandpa's Folk Fiddle were in tune, except that the E needed just a tiny tweak. It held its tune with those strings great! 

It was nice that no neighbors were home, I didn't bother anyone. But, I do wonder. After a while, the wind shifted. I was getting whiffs of the dairy farm south of us. That happens very rarely. I think they heard me and turned a huge fan on and aimed it at me. I had to go inside. I also had to close the windows that I was finally able to open, bummer.

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So, I grabbed my cello and play Suzuki Rigadoon. I play it slower than it is meant to be played.

I had to Google to get the title name and found this Slow Play Series. 

Slow Play Series by Cellomoji - Rigadoon

I am not one for YouTube, but she did do a good job with this Rigadoon, so I am add this link to my blog so I can find it easily.

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Thank you very much. I have heard this song faster, but I think it sounds better slow. More expressive, which I am working on. I have played it closer to speed, but not a fan.

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Well, I have a knitting machine set up. The only place I have room is right smack where I play. It is just the best place for thing, basically. Room for my music book, stand, etc. Also room for my cello. But, it is also convenient for what I need for machine knitting. 

I am still trying to figure out the machine knitting, but am getting there. My sweater is turning out quite nice, but there are a couple issues. I did find that combining machine knitting and hand knitting those parts that are easier to do with hand knitting works out quite nicely. But, I do want to finish it up so that I can get back to my instruments.

I want to do up a couple songs for Stringy's Spring Plant Topic he started in the Share a Video. I do have a couple in mind and will try them on my violin, viola and cello. We will see which are postable quality, just audio, no video. 

After I do the Spring sing, I need to get back to Sweet Jenny Jones and the other songs I have been doing on cello.

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