Busy Days Ahead!
Well, the boy had his first violin lesson last Thursday. He really likes it. I'm pretty happy with it myself. He's got a 1/2 size violin from my friend that lives in New Mexico. We had it cleaned up and re-strung. It's a nice little instrument. We will have to get him a smaller violin, but when he outgrows the 1/4 size, he'll have the 1/2 size all ready to go.
He and I are really looking forward to this. We got him the Suzuki Violin Book Volume 1 and the corresponding cd that goes with it yesterday. He and I are practising his drills together;
We hold the bow straight up and say(in rhythm):
Up like a Rocket,
Down like the Rain,
Back and Forth like a Choo-Choo Train,
Round and Round like a Great Big Sun,
Up on my Head,
(looking at the hand posture) Curved pinky, bent thumb.
We do that drill 10 times, three days a week, so sayeth the violin teacher, I'm doing it 6 days a week. I told O that everyday that moma walks her two miles, he will have his violin practise. This way, we both get better, faster!
We also go over the parts of the violin and bow with a pat-pat, clap-clap rhythm.
"Where is the scroll?", "There is the scroll." etc.... When we get to the horse hair on the bow I ask him, "Where is the horse hair?" and he replies, "We NEVER touch the horse hair!". He loves that part.
Tuesday, I have a Roster Meeting for soccer. I'll get to see who is on my team, that is, if I have qualified the background check for coach. I'm sure that I will; I've been checked before and nothing has come up before AND I do even less "going out" than I ever did when I worked with kids back in the day.
I just hope that O and his friend Z are on the same team. That will make it fun for them and me because I really like Z's mom and she's agreed to be my Assistant Coach. It never hurts to have a partner in crime. ;-)
Well, I better get a move on, so I can get my walk in before I pick O up from School. He'll need his violin practise today! :-D
He and I are really looking forward to this. We got him the Suzuki Violin Book Volume 1 and the corresponding cd that goes with it yesterday. He and I are practising his drills together;
We hold the bow straight up and say(in rhythm):
Up like a Rocket,
Down like the Rain,
Back and Forth like a Choo-Choo Train,
Round and Round like a Great Big Sun,
Up on my Head,
(looking at the hand posture) Curved pinky, bent thumb.
We do that drill 10 times, three days a week, so sayeth the violin teacher, I'm doing it 6 days a week. I told O that everyday that moma walks her two miles, he will have his violin practise. This way, we both get better, faster!
We also go over the parts of the violin and bow with a pat-pat, clap-clap rhythm.
"Where is the scroll?", "There is the scroll." etc.... When we get to the horse hair on the bow I ask him, "Where is the horse hair?" and he replies, "We NEVER touch the horse hair!". He loves that part.
Tuesday, I have a Roster Meeting for soccer. I'll get to see who is on my team, that is, if I have qualified the background check for coach. I'm sure that I will; I've been checked before and nothing has come up before AND I do even less "going out" than I ever did when I worked with kids back in the day.
I just hope that O and his friend Z are on the same team. That will make it fun for them and me because I really like Z's mom and she's agreed to be my Assistant Coach. It never hurts to have a partner in crime. ;-)
Well, I better get a move on, so I can get my walk in before I pick O up from School. He'll need his violin practise today! :-D
posted by M at 10:27 AM
8 Comments:
Violin? I thought they called it a Fiddle in Texas ;)
How cool. I have the vision of him in my head holding a violin and it makes me smile. hehe(( It's cool he's into it.
A fiddle is an intrument resembling a violin that you teach yourself how to play. A violin is and intrument that you are "classically" trained on with a teacher and a book. ;-)
It makes me smile too and he seems to be taking to mom's preciseness in form ok. As his daddy says, "Perfect practise makes perfect!" Annoying, but accurate. :-)
What a joyous post! I am glad and excited for Owen, did he pick the violin?
Tiffany took violin lessons for years and went through a few instruments too.
I think the earlier you start the better.
I like your hubby's phrase "perfect practice makes perfect" I will use that on the Twins! :O)
Thanks Tammy! We are pretty happy around here. Super busy, but that just keeps us going!
Hey Thomas!!
Long time, no hear. How's Seattle treating ya???
Hi M. sounds like a good old fashioned hoe-down will be in the works one day :-)
Perhaps, but I think that the hubby and I (being classically trained singers) would prefer, Paganini or Mozart. A little fiddling now and then would not be too far off the mark. :-)
I like ZZ Top (Billy Gibbons).
What's a Texan doin' with a violin?
It's the same instrument. it's just what you do with it.
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