Reflection 14

Last week, I got to play violin with my friend who was back in college. He gave some pointers as to what to do and was very encouraging with his statements. Although his advice was mostly to "keep practicing," I very much valued the opinion that was outside the Internet and was much more personal. Also, I practiced my hand gestures to soften my very harsh stroking of the violin. To make the strokes more gentle, I've had to move my hand in a very flowy manner with just the bow itself, and transfer that gentleness to the violin slowly. As I continue to narrow down my search for performance pieces, I want to take another trip to Sam Ash for more music.