Sandy Qiu

Picked up violin again after taking a decade of break. I now enjoy relearning it as an adult, tackling technical and musical aspects with a more logical/analytical approach. I realize there is more pleasure and less pressure now that I don't need to compete with peers, worry about recital/audition deadlines, and get discouraged by lack of progress after playing a piece for months and months. I still need to practice some pieces for months and months, but there is no longer the expectation that it needs to be performance-ready level, and I accept the fact that I am just learning slower and will take longer.