It was my first lesson in quite awhile this afternoon. Sometimes I go off the rails a bit when I haven't had a lesson for a bit, either not really concentrating when I'm practising or just, well, not really practising. That didn't happen this time, which is nice.
As you know, I've been working on the Bourée quite a bit, and I've made good progress. The tricky fingering passage is nearly there – as my teacher said today I need to stop thinking about the fingers because I can do it. I've got myself convinced it's Hard, so every time I come to it I sound 'uneasy', was the phrase he used.
So. The plan of action is to stop freaking out so much, essentially. I need to relax, give it a lighter touch. I am not as far from getting the hang of it as I thought.
Most importantly, I think, it doesn't feel impossible. Which is miles from where I was even two weeks ago.
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