Violin & Piano VIOLIN
Since I was little I have wanted to learn an instrument, but there was no opportunity to do so. After my husband and I moved into our new home, my life settled down and I decided it was time to learn an instrument. In December 2018 I decided I wanted to commit to learn to play the violin. In the last week of December I had my first introductory lesson. And things went on from there.
“It takes about 5 to 10 years before you can really play something”, so I was told. “If you want to play something cool fastly, pick another instrument”. And yes, after about 6 years now, I still mostly play simplified pieces and easy to intermediate concertos. I am leaning more towards the "it takes 10 years" side to be able to play really something. But I enjoy this journey!
PIANO
Learning both the violin and piano was once on my wish list. I started with violin lessons at the very end of 2018 as it seemed a more practical instrument somehow! At that time I had also just discovered some beautiful violin concertos that inspired me to pick the violin first. It was always my plan to learn the piano after 5 years of violin. But then the pandemic happened. Time spend less socializing so I thought it would be a perfect time to start my piano journey a bit early than planned! I bought a piano and started to practice from February 17th, 2021 and on. Unlike with the violin I teach myself piano.
On the piano you have the ability to play something recognizable from day one. Which is totally different on the violin, a simple piece I played after a few months on the violin can be done after 30 minutes of practice on a piano. This makes piano a fun instrument to start on. But then the rapid development of music theory and shifting comes into it! Making it a challenging and thus fun for me to play around with. In 2023 I was presented with an oppertunity to play Quatre Mains (4-hands piano) with a lovely lady. Adding that to the list as well!
RECORDER
As a young child I never recieved any music education. Whilst it was more common to learn to play recorder in
elementary school in that era, my school never gave me such an oppertunity. And all the same for my high school
experience.
So, now, after playing violin and piano I thought it would be fun to see if playing the recorder would be fun.
I just started while writing this. So I might expand this section later on, or decide to delete it if I decide
that violin and piano are enough!
My 7 years of violin progress
3 January 2026
My 2nd year of piano progress
3 April 2023
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