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 A MinuteNovember 20, 2009 at 4:10 AM It's not a long span of time. But if it is filled with violin playing, it's an eternity. I would do anything to feel what it feels like again. To feel the weight of the fiddle on my shoulder and even the smell of rosin. 8 months post-op and I still can't play. If I'd known this going in, I'da practiced more. I'm trying to be patient. Hopefully it will pay off, preferably in the near future. From Stephen Brivati
Posted on November 20, 2009 at 6:30 AM Greetings, I`m really sorry for your plight. However, I do think there is soemthign you have not quite addressed. You want to feel the violin again etc. But feeling takes place in the mind/body and you have all that imagination and will within you. In times of severe illness and loss we can actually become better violinsts by drawing on the reserves of imagination and creativity we have been granted by the universe. You can, if you wish, practice with incredible mental intensity and feeling, learning and hearing new works and creating new pathways in your body new feelings and images, that will make your return to the violin relatively effortless. Do not bemoan your terrible situation so much as give thanks for the chance it has given you to find new ways of being a better and infintely more powerful violnist and musician. The pathways of the universe are infinite . Challenge yourself . Cheers, Buri
From Anne-Marie Proulx
Posted on November 21, 2009 at 3:31 PM Hi, really good luck. You are an example of courage for all of us and it reminds me that it's a luck to play violin even when we complain about x and y thing! I think that we all put our experiences in music and when you'll play again, you'll surely have something even more interesting to say! You play what you are, since you are a courageous person, it should show somehow in your playing... Good luck! Anne-Marie From Randy Sandstrom
Posted on November 22, 2009 at 7:47 PM I am not sure of what was done BUT I would think that at the very least you could finger the notes of a song and bow along and hear the song in your head, I am an older beginner and do not know the loss of that feel.. I wish you a truly speedy recovery. Randy <<<< old fart From Elana Lehrer
Posted on November 23, 2009 at 6:07 AM Thanks guys! Lol I've actually had to banish myself from listening to performances.... it makes the desire to play too temptingly strong, to the point where I'd risk trying and messing up my progress. I'm using this time to just do other things I wouldn't normally have time for. I know that when I was briefly able to play after surgery, you could just hear the gratefulness in my playing. So thanks for that reminder. I'm just impatient.... and worry about never recovering. I will be grateful for every moment, the rest of my life, that I am able to play. No more taking things for granted! This entry has been archived and is no longer accepting comments. |
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