sleeeepy

Had my second lesson today. It was difficult, and good. You arrive at these ideas in your head about the kind of player you think you are, and it is unerringly positive to have someone take all that apart and show you how to put it back together. I've never really had a regular teacher who spent a lot of time on technical issues: hand position, bow technique, etc. Being here is going to make me a better bass player. Which is, after all the point. Two hours spent concentrating on bow stroke and trying to play in tune; followed by two hours of tandem speaking; then an hour at a print shop, convincing the printer to let me trade work for press time; capped off with a well-earned beer with my teacher and another bass player and a nice bike ride home; brings me sleepily to bed. How pleasant. Sorry for no current pictures (though I am including one taken a few nights ago from the Mittlere Rheinbrücke, of GroßBasel, the old part of town). I'm off to Bonstetten tomorrow for a gig (south of Zürich) and will bring the camera for proper documentation.

ps. It got up to 14 or 15c here today. Warm! I was practically jolly with delight.