Away from work for a few days

Picture taken a few years ago..when I had LONG hair...and was obsessed with vivaldi .

Am away from work for 4 days. Not for recreational purposes but to do some last minute ( and much needed) violin practice before the exam this Thursday ( swoon). Pieces are much more stable. ( fewer slips...but trying to memorise the notes ) The scales are still a problem. Haven't gotten to the stage of smoothness and as for the bloody (aargh) arpeggios the shifting positions work only half the time. Found this brilliant PDF file on sigh-singing for FREE. and it's been helpful because it starts easy and gradually becomes more difficult.And its about the time of the year when I ask myself " WHY do I put myself through this stress???" Stress-free from Thursday evening onwards. The exam is at Prince Hotel this year. Hopefully no jam...and no icy cold air-con to stiffen the fingers up.