Youtube and violin practices

Been watching a lot of you tube videos recently, thanks to Rachel. She just loves to sing along the disney songs so much that I created playlists after playlists for our convenient viewing. Other than Disney, she has Shrek category and her favourite POKEMON.

I enjoy viewing my David Garrett playlist, along with Nigel Kennedy and other classical music ones like Beethoven. I also fell in love with Beethoven's violin concerto in D and had been watching the DVD over and over again and again. I found my classical violin HERO in Itzhak Perlman. His violin sounds so heart-warming and despite his polio affliction, he mesmerises me each time he performs any piece.

Yan even goes to the extent of buying me the Beethoven Violin Concerto in D- score. "One day you will play this", he encourages me as I felt blown away by it all. Afterall, I am only starting out, living my "making music" dream for only 2 months although i know deep within me that this is my instrument.I love to sing as well but it exhausts me so much physically and emotionally. I prefer to work with an instrument.

AND..I must say this: I really enjoy playing the violin. I love to handle the equipment, rosin the bow strings, fix the shoulder rests and YES...even TUNING it. I am getting the hang of it, as i play, I improve the sound along the way having already memorised the pitch of some notes.

I recently prayed that I may be able to practice daily, something that both my young teacher Amy, 30 and myself wanted and guess what, also immediately the next day onwards, after I communicated my desires to Yan, well, the impossible happened. Each evening, Rachel spends some 15-30 minutes with Daddy in the estate premises, while i practice what i learnt, actually its only 3 songs to date with some variations in that classic beginner song Twinke Twinkle little star.

I long for the day when i can practice in our home studio, sound proofed and air conditioned. For the time being, its close all the windows and switch on the fan and ENJOY making music without disturbing the neighbours (unlike that whoever is learning the trumpet in my block). hee

I dare say it...I know I will play well for the glory of my heavenly father, GOD.

Thank you Lord for this opportunity. Indeed I am under your divine GRACE