Meeting My Teacher

January 19, 2007 at 7:09 PM

I haven't seen my teacher (Dr. Osman El-Mahdy) since last July I guess. It's a very long time considering that I really admire him , I mean he's just like a father to me. He's been my teacher since I was 7 (I'm almost 21 now) and he's taught me a lot regarding life in general left alone violin playing and music.

So I decided it was time to go see him and say hello. I went to Cairo Opera House where he teaches and talked with him, told him my violin teaching news, which he seemed very pleased about. I also observed two of those amazing group lessons...It's always magnificent to see how very young students play relatively difficult pieces (like those from Suzuki's Book four) easily, with happiness and dedication.

Anyways, I decided I'll be a frequent visitor and I'll also study with my colleagues under Dr. Osman again (they are through with Suzuki and study other stuff) as steadily as I can. I think that although some of my colleagues in the class may be less skilled than I am, there's always nothing to loose playing for my teacher and hearing his feedback.

Mahmoud Ibrahim - My Violin Teaching Diary

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