I am floating against the edge of the fingerboard so that everyone remembers to remain loose.
When performing pizzicato motions, imagine yourself floating to playing-position.
String Crossing Exercises
Rigid motions inhibit the natural flow of energy, which causes fatigue. While in playing-position, strive to achieve a controlled looseness in your playing motions.
The distance from one string to the next is quite small. The range of motion needed to perform string-crossings efficiently is equal to the curve of the top arch of the bridge.
Crossing Strings — Open D and Open A
Start Metronome
Listen to Exercise
PIZZICATO LAYERS PRINT INSTRUMENT PARTS REPEAT SIGN ENDINGS
LEARNING to ‘FEEL the BEAT’ OPEN A EXERCISE OPEN D EXERCISE OPEN G EXERCISE
OPEN E and OPEN C EXERCISE STRING CROSSING PREPARATION STRING CROSSING EXERCISES
D to A STRING CROSSINGS G to D STRING CROSSINGS PERFORMING ALL STRINGS
CREATING PIZZICATO DYNAMICS DYNAMIC CONTRAST EXERCISES
WARP TO BOWING WORLDS
LEARNING to ‘FEEL the BEAT’ OPEN A EXERCISE OPEN D EXERCISE OPEN G EXERCISE
OPEN E and OPEN C EXERCISE STRING CROSSING PREPARATION STRING CROSSING EXERCISES
D to A STRING CROSSINGS G to D STRING CROSSINGS PERFORMING ALL STRINGS
CREATING PIZZICATO DYNAMICS DYNAMIC CONTRAST EXERCISES
WARP TO BOWING WORLDS