A few years ago, I thought I would learn to play the piano as it was, at the time, my favourite musical instrument. The fascination for the piano lasted for a few months before I got bored. I don't know if it was because my teacher, Paul, was used to teaching kids and not adults and lessons with him were too slow progress for me. Or whether the piano wasn't as interesting as I thought. Needless to say, I gave up the piano pretty quickly.
I don't know what possessed me, but in January 2010, I started having violin lessons. Why oh why, did I think it would be easy? Why or why, did I think it would be a doddle?
How hard could a four stringed instrument be? You have your basic GDAE notes, easy peasy. But as the weeks went by, it got harder and harder. The finger movement got more difficult. There were times I wanted to give up. Not because it was getting difficult, but because it didn't sound like it was getting better. I perservered because I love the violin and I can hear the improvement now. I don't think I could ever be a concert violinist, but I would like to see how far I can get.
After 10 months of intense practice, I am now learning and practising to take my Grade 1 in violin. When I started learining, I never thought I would get to this stage that quickly. I have worked hard though and I try to practice every day. The length of time I practice has gone from 15 minutes to an hour and a half, just because I enjoy it so much.
My violin teacher, Alla, is very good. She teaches a lot of children, but she knows how to teach adults as well. I personally believe she's a gift from God. She has a music school in West Wickham called West Wickham Music School. The school teaches violin, piano, guitar (just added recently) and singing. Alla encourages me, she teaches me and makes me believe that I can learn.
Learning to play the violin has been one of the best things I have done so far. I feel confident in the fact that I can do this. I recommend anyone to take a chance and do something they have always wanted to do. I don't regret it, hopefully, you won't either. Take the chance.
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