Hey! Thank you for your content, I just discovered your channel through your violin progress video, I loved it. congrats! You’ve come a long way!! I’m am 34 and I just started learning the cello (2 months in for now). I couldn’t agree more with your video, it’s crazy how learning the cello is teaching me so much about life. It’s not just a musical journey, it’s an inner journey. Also, as a polyglot, I couldn’t agree more with the comparison to languages ;) I hoops to see more progress videos of yours :) Maybe I’ll create a channel for my cello learning journey. And maybe one day we’ll get to squeak together... haha Wishing you a beautiful day! Keep it up! Cheers from France 🇫🇷
I hope you are still practicing playing the violin. I was really inspired by your perseverance as I watched your first year clips of playing and saw how you grew and got better as the months passed. I wish you would put up a new video playing some of your favorite songs. The fact that you persevered on a “cheap” violin is what kept me inspired. You proved that if you are determined, you can indeed accomplish something. so kudos to you and your determination. I think you sounded really awesome by the end of your 1st year. Also, How perfect the timing for you that you began around the pandemic. It could only have been a positive during what most have deemed as a very trying time. Great job!
I find that singing the melody then playing it on violin helps with intonation & putting some “feelings” into it. So the notes all connect like saying words in a sentence. My violin teacher told me that violin is like singing.
I am a violinist that plays in amateur orchestras. I was very impressed with your tenacity on the violin! I have a hangup with consistant practice. I need to find a quartet to join! The next thing I want to learn is German! I can't imagine learning Korean because of the letters! You would be a great inspiration for me!
My main gig since march: resident MD in Radiology. My gig ever since I stopped playing in a symphony orchestra: trying to keep a decent level with my violin playing. My gig in the past three to four years: trying to learn 한국어 (and it seems to be the hardest haha). There's only so much one can do, but if I left any of these out I wouldn't be me. As long as all of these are going forward, even if at a ridiculously slow but acceptable pace, I'm fine with that :)
I tend to struggle with my weight and a few years ago after quitting smoking and drinking basically I managed to loose some and take up running, I mean I never did or liked any sports previously and did perhaps a couple dozen half marathons and 5 marathons in the years after, to my big surprise, with decent results in comparison (1:29 half, 3:19 full being best times and I was just normal-ish weight not slim). So I learned a lot of similar lessons there. Now because of many reasons, none of them particularly good but these all coming together I'm not on a good path again and haven't done much sport in last 1.5 years but anyway that's something for me to sort out now and not part of the story. The idea is that I did something in the recent past that I would not have thought possible previously and it taught me to keep an open mind. I also firmly believe that if you believe you suck you set yourself for failure. I see it with a lot of people that tend to complain a lot about circumstances and they do have their issues. Some even in close family. My simplified take on it is that sure, we do have some physical and mental limits and we'll probably never become world class in anything (it's just statistics) but the only way to actually find our limits is to try. If we study the particular field, devise an optimal strategy (as much as circumstances allow) and follow through religiously then we may come close if everything works out well. For example, if I want to achieve a good marathon time I need to reach lower segment of 'normal' weight, have a good few months base training, then have a half year targeted training (say at least 5 trainings a week) reaching at least 100km/week at the peak, also have some complementary stuff like regular core trainings, eat proper quality consistently, sleep well, and I probably forgot a few now. Can you imagine how hard it is to do this consistently? Well, very hard for me. I achieved my results despite not really doing all of these properly (5-8kg more weight than optimal target, eating maybe 80% properly, no core training), so I can't even imagine where I would be if I actually did everything optimally and god forbid having an actual coach. At least I had a half-decent try and have a much better idea of my capabilities now, because I had a couple pretty good years when I actually tried. I learned piano for about a good half year maybe, about 10 years ago. It was really uncomfortable to suck. Now when I started violin in June I was a bit more prepared and I just really try to pay attention to my teacher and kind of blindly trust her judgment and say what she does. It's hard to give up control as an adult, or maybe it is just for me, but I found it really difficult to do this and I tried to remember it was a normal thing when I was in school. It's working out ok now, I guess second time everything is easier. I tend to not do well with unexpected situations, bad at improvisation / decisions, but if I have some time to process thoughts and situations I can cope with them afterwards. This was one of those things that I thought a lot about and managed to accept it and consciously make an effort despite my instinct to run away. I also like this journey better, somehow I think violin suits me better, no idea why. I do like piano was just more frustrating and less joy to actually play it. Discipline is key, I had some results adhering to a strict discipline before but it's still natural to me to be lazy and procrastinate a lot. It seems to be the most important but also the hardest, I wish I could just suddenly say that I seen the light and from now on I will be disciplined but unfortunately it doesn't work that way. It's a real effort to try and do it. Routine is what helps somewhat. I should set some fixed hours for violin practice, here it is 4pm on a Sunday and haven't practiced yet even though I haven't been out of the house and had the whole day to myself. I tried learning language (in a foreign country) but I am not motivated and it sucks to learn from books, I hated it when I was a kid and hate it now, it feels almost painful to sit down and study and when I do it I feel sleepy after 5 minutes. I'm really bad at doing things I'm not enthusiastic about and unfortunately that feeling is something that comes and goes. Sometimes I think if I live 100 years I'll still die before figuring things out and sorting my life.
learning violin since 15 month now, with 50, I subscribe all you are describing. one thing I had to do another way was to see: I will never, never achieve the level people will stand this terrible sounds but I have no choice. I do it for me, for my pleasure and I will never give up,
Second hand violins at proper music stores are DECENTLY cheap to get (especially compared to other instruments) if you tell them you’re a beginner too they’ll find a good one for you. :) Theres also many violin teachers too! Definitely recommend getting a teacher.
Hey! Thank you for your content, I just discovered your channel through your violin progress video, I loved it. congrats! You’ve come a long way!!
I’m am 34 and I just started learning the cello (2 months in for now). I couldn’t agree more with your video, it’s crazy how learning the cello is teaching me so much about life. It’s not just a musical journey, it’s an inner journey. Also, as a polyglot, I couldn’t agree more with the comparison to languages ;)
I hoops to see more progress videos of yours :)
Maybe I’ll create a channel for my cello learning journey. And maybe one day we’ll get to squeak together... haha
Wishing you a beautiful day!
Keep it up!
Cheers from France 🇫🇷
I hope you are still practicing playing the violin. I was really inspired by your perseverance as I watched your first year clips of playing and saw how you grew and got better as the months passed. I wish you would put up a new video playing some of your favorite songs. The fact that you persevered on a “cheap” violin is what kept me inspired. You proved that if you are determined, you can indeed accomplish something. so kudos to you and your determination. I think you sounded really awesome by the end of your 1st year. Also, How perfect the timing for you that you began around the pandemic. It could only have been a positive during what most have deemed as a very trying time. Great job!
I find that singing the melody then playing it on violin helps with intonation & putting some “feelings” into it. So the notes all connect like saying words in a sentence. My violin teacher told me that violin is like singing.
I am a violinist that plays in amateur orchestras. I was very impressed with your tenacity on the violin! I have a hangup with consistant practice. I need to find a quartet to join! The next thing I want to learn is German! I can't imagine learning Korean because of the letters! You would be a great inspiration for me!
I'm just watching ur videos remember to never give up even though it's ok to suck😮
My main gig since march: resident MD in Radiology. My gig ever since I stopped playing in a symphony orchestra: trying to keep a decent level with my violin playing. My gig in the past three to four years: trying to learn 한국어 (and it seems to be the hardest haha). There's only so much one can do, but if I left any of these out I wouldn't be me. As long as all of these are going forward, even if at a ridiculously slow but acceptable pace, I'm fine with that :)
My dream is to become able to play violin 🎻🥺 I'm planning to buy myself a violin next year to start learning 🥺🥺 I'm 23 years old now!
Good luck! Never give up :D
I tend to struggle with my weight and a few years ago after quitting smoking and drinking basically I managed to loose some and take up running, I mean I never did or liked any sports previously and did perhaps a couple dozen half marathons and 5 marathons in the years after, to my big surprise, with decent results in comparison (1:29 half, 3:19 full being best times and I was just normal-ish weight not slim). So I learned a lot of similar lessons there. Now because of many reasons, none of them particularly good but these all coming together I'm not on a good path again and haven't done much sport in last 1.5 years but anyway that's something for me to sort out now and not part of the story. The idea is that I did something in the recent past that I would not have thought possible previously and it taught me to keep an open mind. I also firmly believe that if you believe you suck you set yourself for failure. I see it with a lot of people that tend to complain a lot about circumstances and they do have their issues. Some even in close family. My simplified take on it is that sure, we do have some physical and mental limits and we'll probably never become world class in anything (it's just statistics) but the only way to actually find our limits is to try. If we study the particular field, devise an optimal strategy (as much as circumstances allow) and follow through religiously then we may come close if everything works out well. For example, if I want to achieve a good marathon time I need to reach lower segment of 'normal' weight, have a good few months base training, then have a half year targeted training (say at least 5 trainings a week) reaching at least 100km/week at the peak, also have some complementary stuff like regular core trainings, eat proper quality consistently, sleep well, and I probably forgot a few now. Can you imagine how hard it is to do this consistently? Well, very hard for me. I achieved my results despite not really doing all of these properly (5-8kg more weight than optimal target, eating maybe 80% properly, no core training), so I can't even imagine where I would be if I actually did everything optimally and god forbid having an actual coach. At least I had a half-decent try and have a much better idea of my capabilities now, because I had a couple pretty good years when I actually tried.
I learned piano for about a good half year maybe, about 10 years ago. It was really uncomfortable to suck. Now when I started violin in June I was a bit more prepared and I just really try to pay attention to my teacher and kind of blindly trust her judgment and say what she does. It's hard to give up control as an adult, or maybe it is just for me, but I found it really difficult to do this and I tried to remember it was a normal thing when I was in school. It's working out ok now, I guess second time everything is easier. I tend to not do well with unexpected situations, bad at improvisation / decisions, but if I have some time to process thoughts and situations I can cope with them afterwards. This was one of those things that I thought a lot about and managed to accept it and consciously make an effort despite my instinct to run away.
I also like this journey better, somehow I think violin suits me better, no idea why. I do like piano was just more frustrating and less joy to actually play it.
Discipline is key, I had some results adhering to a strict discipline before but it's still natural to me to be lazy and procrastinate a lot. It seems to be the most important but also the hardest, I wish I could just suddenly say that I seen the light and from now on I will be disciplined but unfortunately it doesn't work that way. It's a real effort to try and do it. Routine is what helps somewhat. I should set some fixed hours for violin practice, here it is 4pm on a Sunday and haven't practiced yet even though I haven't been out of the house and had the whole day to myself.
I tried learning language (in a foreign country) but I am not motivated and it sucks to learn from books, I hated it when I was a kid and hate it now, it feels almost painful to sit down and study and when I do it I feel sleepy after 5 minutes. I'm really bad at doing things I'm not enthusiastic about and unfortunately that feeling is something that comes and goes. Sometimes I think if I live 100 years I'll still die before figuring things out and sorting my life.
Okay, my first thought was “dang.. her hair looks so healthy” 🥺 no, but really 😂 it looks so nice and shiny~
I love your videos! Don't stop adding english subtitles to your videos, please.
Hey, you said you haven't skipped a day of violin. I was wondering how this would not burn you out, how do you avoid burn out?
Yes! ABSOLUTELY 😄
한국어 자막을 올려줘서 감사합니다^^
learning violin since 15 month now, with 50, I subscribe all you are describing. one thing I had to do another way was to see: I will never, never achieve the level people will stand this terrible sounds but I have no choice. I do it for me, for my pleasure and I will never give up,
i can play voilin and erhu as well.Do you kwon erhu which is a kind of Chinese instument that is similar with violin.
Wow! I really want to learn violin, but I don’t know how to start to learn. Also I don’t have a violin 🤣🤣🤣 May you lead me into the violin’s world?
Second hand violins at proper music stores are DECENTLY cheap to get (especially compared to other instruments) if you tell them you’re a beginner too they’ll find a good one for you. :) Theres also many violin teachers too! Definitely recommend getting a teacher.
me four.
I'll teach you violin, if you can teach me Korean. 진짜. ☺
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Life lesson 1, choose an easier instrument.