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January 03, 2006

Reflection of my youth?

Thanks to Jeri and her cronies, I am once again playing my violin. It is surprising both how much I remember, and how much I have forgotten over the years. It was an odd feeling opening the case and seeing her (my violin was always a "she/her") laying inside. My mentor had seen to it that I had fresh strings, and new hair for the bow. It seemed rather bizarre that I was able to recall part of the Vivaldi Violin Concerto (A minor) so efficiently, and disappointing that the Mendelssohn is not as forthcoming. I realize of course that it will still be another era when I play the Paganini Violin Concertos, or the Tschaikovsky Violin Concerto. I'm not sure if I've plotted my return in the best of fashion, but have set forth on studying the Kruetzer Violin Etudes, and a bit of the Bach Violin Concerto (E major) as well. (The Mendelssohn does sit at the ready, ever the optimist I am!). Friday, when I hit up Southwest Strings for a metronome, I am hopeful that I can get a copy of the Carl Flesch Scale System to add to my new morning ritual. (Yes, I'm afraid that my work day will begin a bit later now....I have so much to do you see!)

Of course, now I do have some regrets about waiting so long to play again (and now the guitar will have to wait it's turn), but with a bit of practice I will be back in rare form. One day I'll get around to posting a photo of the violin, but don't count on it too soon.

Contrived by Joshua at January 3, 2006 09:27 AM

Comments

you make lovely sounds.

Posted by: doodle at January 14, 2006 06:19 PM

Thank you for enduring the skreeches!

Posted by: joshua at January 14, 2006 07:47 PM

i like it when you fluff your feathers

Posted by: Anonymous at January 15, 2006 08:36 AM

look for the pile of feathers by the door....in about a year(ish)

Posted by: joshua at January 15, 2006 07:25 PM

Happy Birthday music maker!

Posted by: doodle at January 16, 2006 09:50 AM

thank you, sorry I've spent the day with vomit shooting out my nose. and for not practicing today.

Posted by: joshua at January 16, 2006 04:49 PM

Glad to know you are enjoying the return of Violet . . . did you have a good birthday - did you do anything good??

Posted by: Queen of Mean at January 17, 2006 01:24 PM

If hugging the toilet is good.

Posted by: doodle at January 18, 2006 10:10 AM

On the day of my birth, I laid some chunks in the john. Then I sprawled out on the duvet in a feverish state, whining to Jeri. I rose, went to the bathroom where bile gushed forth from my nose and mouth at an alarming rate. I went back to the couch where I shivered and shook, sweated profusely and watched the price is right. At some point oI drifted off into an unconcious state, and when I arose, I found that I had sweated an image of the Lord Our Saviour into the silk sheet. I panicked at first, but calmly went to the crapper and left some noxious exudate that had filled my mouth.

rinse, repeat ad nauseum

Posted by: Joshua at January 18, 2006 06:23 PM

I love a man with a good vocabulary!

Posted by: doodle at January 19, 2006 08:41 AM