After much anticipation, and a request from my faithful reader (you know who you are), I am here with an update on Violin Lesson #2 :o) I was almost late, because I miscalculated the time it took to get there (and my co-worker was telling me a story as I was packing up to leave...I do love stories!), but I slipped in just as the teacher (I'll call her "B") was walking around tuning everyone's violins. After that, we went right into some warm-ups and we plucked our way through our first accompaniment (as B played along with her Violin and Bow). Then...drum roll...it was time for the finger calluses. By that I mean you have to press down hard on those strings to change notes! I had little lines at the tips of my fingers on my left hand by the end of class. No pain, no gain. I was starting to feel impatient (hey, I have played piano for 23 years...I know the notes, just show me how to play them on the violin!), but remembered that learning correctly and being patient is key to my experience (can you tell I was never good at "group work" in school?).
I was starting to get nervous, as the clock neared 7:00 (the end of the lesson) and we still had yet to take out the bow. Then, the moment came. She told us to get out the pencils she had given us last week to practice our "bow hold." I knew what was coming. After a quick lesson on what was what on the bow, and where to hold it (along with B going around to each person to see that they were holding it correctly...again, lessons in patience AND violin), we got to make our first sound. It was beautiful. Except that I was going cross-eyed looking at the bow on the strings and couldn't tell which string I was "bow-ing." I wonder if all violin players have that problem? I totally thought I was bowing a different string than I was...maybe I'll just have to close one eye while I play...haha.
By the time 7:00 rolled around, I felt confident that I took enough away from the lesson to practice at home. Oh, and with the notes we now know (7 total!), I can play Hot Cross Buns. Who could ask for anything more?
4 comments:
I love it, Hot Cross Buns! Technically you know two songs, because isn't that the same tune as Three Blind Mice?
Yes! I know two songs! That is great! Actually...I think Mary Had A Little Lamb could be added to the list as well. This is getting exciting!
Way to go girl! :) You are slowly getting there...it's frustrating isn't it when you know many of the notes and especially when you know rhythms and they want to do explain it all to you again!
Can't wait to hear you play it! :)
Love, Jen :)
Hot Crossed Buns is the first song that I learned on the piano!
:o)
Katherine
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