I was eight here, I think, and this was after I outgrew my first teacher (in 6 months! eep) and was at the MacPhail School of Music in the Cities. My violin size here was 1/8, but I started with 1/16.
I'm officially a violin teacher!!! Woohoo! I'm actually really excited about it all. I like music and kids, why not have them together? My student is six, and I think he is going to do well. I taught my first lesson with him already, and it was pretty good for a first, but I probably will end up tweaking my plans and goals as we go along. He said that he likes playing, only it's hard because he doesn't know any songs. 😉So our first song is an A and B song, focusing on two notes. If he learns it well before our next lesson, we'll move on to a fun song called Walking in the Moonlight. Have I ever mentioned how much I love kids?
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Blessings Olivia, on your new adventure of being a violin teacher! Sounds fun! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Noelle! It certainly is an adventure for both of us! :)
DeleteWhat a cutie in the picture playing the violin. And am so glad that you like music and KIDS. I hope you have fun teaching your very first student.
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Thank you! :) I am going to have a lot of fun, I think! Hopefully he does too!
DeleteNeat! I teach piano and love it. :) I'm sure you'll enjoy teaching...and it does take a lot of tweaking as you go. Most of my good ideas are created during the lesson and I just fly with it!
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