Giovedì. Una bella giornata per l'italiano.

Buongiorno. Mi sono alzato presto.

In realtà Shelley è ancora a letto. Non è la mattina più fredda che abbiamo avuto quest'inverno. Se voglio che i ragazzi leggano questo post, forse dovrò scriverlo in inglese.

I just read Robert's latest post. I see that he is worried about the possible return of the Moa. He seems to think that Moa were carnivores and that they weren't 'wiped out'. I heard that settlers wiped them out because they were eating their crops. If this is true, they don't sound like carnivores. Anyway, I'm no expert on this topic.

I'd rather talk about the tritone substitution. Okay, okay, Peter and Robert wouldn't be interested in that.

I wonder if Peter will change his name to Perry McMason if he gets accepted onto jury duty?

I practised my instruments for two hours yesterday - one hour each. I'm still doing the Atomic Habits. Within those habits I include work on four solo pieces on each instrument. Robert said that he's getting a sore hand if he bows the cello for too long. Generally speaking, if you're getting a pain while practising, it's time to examine what you are doing and how you might fix it. 

Look at this lady's right hand.

Look particularly at her little finger. A violinist normally has the tip of this finger sitting on the bow. This lady is holding her bow more like a double bassist would. Like her other fingers, the little finger is over the stick. Remember that the bow is in a different position to that of the violin. Rob, stop worrying about Moa and put more thought into how you hold your cello bow.

"Yeah. Think about how you're holding 
that cello bow, Rob."

Okay, that's enough for this morning.

Ciao tutti.