Wood block with a foot-pedal and shakers

　今日は昨日のギグで指を壊してしまったので家でおとなしくしてます。あと４日でオーケストラのコンサートなので、それまでに治さないと。
I way-overplayed yesterday and my fingers are not in the greatest condition. I have to take care of them well and heal them in four days, which is the day of the concert of the orchestra which I am a member of.

　不幸中の幸いと言うか、今朝になってオーケストラの人からメールがあり、「やっぱりチェロが足りないから、ベースじゃなくてチェロで出て」と書かれてました。『せっかく楽譜をマンハッタンまで取りに行ってベースを練習してたのに』という悲しさよりも、『これで左手への負担が軽減する』という嬉しさの方が大きかったです。
This morning, I got an email from the personnel manager of the orchestra and asked me to play the cello instead of the bass because she couldn't find more cellist for the next concert. Well, I went all the way to Manhattan to pick up the bass charts and practicing whole week on bass, I, however, was not sad at all; on the contrary, I felt lucky. Playing the cello doesn't give me the physical strain than playing the bass.

　今夜はギグがあるのでベースを弾かなくてはいけませんが、それまでは指を使わないでいい物を練習してます。フットペダルとシェイカーのコンビネーションを練習してようと思います。
I have a gig tonight and have to play the bass, but until then, I'll practice something I don't have to use my fingers that much. I'll be practicing the combination between a foot-pedal and shakers.