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 Gosh ! I'm having fun !!! :-DMarch 13, 2006 at 12:10 PM I've been playing for 3 1/2 years now and loving every minute of it ! I can easily spend 2...3...hours...ALL DAY...on this instrument, if I didn't have a family to look after as well...lol. I also have 21 fish tanks to care for..my OTHER hobby...it's a good darn thing I'm working part-time on an "as need" basis at the local elementary school...and I have a wonderful husband who tolerates these obses....er...."interests" of mine. He's a good guy..lol...but he does have his limits, so I do occasionally have to go to my room, fiddle in hand....and close the door....lol !When I'm not called into work...I spend all day, off and on, working on my skills. I'll play for 2 hours, stop to vacume the floor, or do the laundry or...clean a fish tank...run an errand....or any number of the many other necessities of running a home.....then, go right back to the fiddle and do some more. In the afternoons/evenings when everyone is home....I find myself wanting very much to go back and do even more....but....*sigh*....I do have a husband and 3 kids that need attention too...they've been sooooo patient with me....God bless em ! I try not to think back 20 years ago when the idea to play first entered my head..."if only" is such a waste of time. I've got lots of catching up to do and may never be as proficient as I could have been if I had started back then....but....HEY ! I'm playin....and Lord willing....I'll be good enough that folks can actually enjoy listening to it ! Haha ! My heart's desire is to play some wonderfully sweet, God honoring, heart lifting praise and worship music for anyone who wants to hear. I figure, He's the one who led me to this, He must have a purpose. I'm doing my part and spending all the time I can on it....if He's willing, He'll bless it. That's all I can ask......Praise God ! For now, I've joined up with a fiddle group in a nearby town. We get together once a week and play together and learn from each other. It's great for helping me to learn to play by ear and also for keeping on top of the music ! Boy, you can't be lazy with this group or you get left behind ! It's a bit frustrating at times, when I have trouble keeping up...but I do enjoy it. Just being with others who have the same interest and the opportunity to learn from those who have been at it alot longer than I..is great ! I've gotten alot of compliments on my wrist movement...even from an 80 something year old fella who's been playing for over 70 years...that was VERY encouraging ! My teacher tells me that I have a very good tone developing....for all my inadequacies, I'm pretty bold with that bow....I've almost got the hang of it after close to 4 years now....lol.... if I could just get that dang vibrato !!! GGGRRRRRR!!!!! I'm having the hardest time with that ! Oh, a minor bump in the road....my hearing is going on me....so far it only hinders a little when I'm playing with others. But it may be an inherited degenerative thing going on that will only get worse....bummer....so I have even more reasons for getting on this as quickly as possible ! Funny, how the fella who had that old violin was deaf....an now I may very well be down the road....and my hearing issue came up about the same time I picked up my first violin.... (ooooo....these posts just keep getting longer !)
From Sydney Menees
You ARE having fun! Glad you enjoy the site and the violin. Me too!
Posted on March 13, 2006 at 1:27 PM From Sydney Menees
Visit this discussion:Posted on March 13, 2006 at 1:31 PM http://www.violinist.com/discussion/response.cfm?ID=8663 It's pretty good stuff. This entry has been archived and is no longer accepting comments. |
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