Violin Expressions: June 2011

The Phantasiestücke by Schumann is maybe the piece that is played often on many instruments. I believe it was originally composed for the piano. My favorite version remains the clarinet version.

A Violin Friendship

When I say I'm an "Adult Learner", I feel that it has some kind of sexual connotation to it; I have to find another word than "Adult"! For the sake of "concision", I will be brief.

When I was in my mid-twenties, I picked-up the violin for a couple of years. I was on and off lessons and abandoned the whole thing quickly. For years and years I would take back my old lousy instrument and fiddle on it.

Finally, few years ago I started taking lessons again and my teacher at that time encouraged me to play in a local amateur orchestra. This was the main incentive to learn and grow. I must admit I got better with time and efforts and enjoyed playing with others.

I failed sometimes to keep a good pace of lessons and practice but I never abandoned my new friend.

Why Violin Expressions?

I was quiet hesitant of starting a new blog. I have quiet a few of them but I use them mostly as a work area for the music ensembles I play with: announcing next concerts, sharing some free sheet music online, etc.
I decided this time to take my personal blogging to the next level by creating a blog related to music and most importantly, related to music study from an adult learner's perspective where I would share my thoughts, challenges and wins. It's probably a self-reflection that will help me do a self-analysis on a learning curve I'm trying to trace and follow.
I said to myself: "Why not sharing it with some friends and the general public!". I've read blogs and watched videos related to violin technique for instance and learned a lot from them. So probably through my reflections, I will be able to share some of my experiences that can benefit others or you may find yourself quickly falling into boredom (I hope not!).
Welcome to Violin Expressions ;--)

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Schumann and Melody

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