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I'm a beginner with one lesson under my belt. I bought a Yamaha V5 for my Xmas pressie in October and it spent a couple of weeks at the luthier getting a bridge and half decent strings and a darn good clean. She sounds great when my Grade 6 nephew plays her but it has to be the hardest instrument to sound nice at this stage. I'm here for tips and to share the journey with my peers.
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Welcome to the forum, if you have any questions ask away and you are sure to get answers, mind you if your nephew is at grade six he can probably answer most things for you anyway;)
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@Saethryth Welcome tomthe forum. I am so happy you have joined and have introduced yourself.
You will find many useful tips, and encouragement in the posts in this forum.
Remember, above the forum, Fiddlerman has provided many terrific lessons in the menu bar. His videos are great. Concise and to the point, and great viewing angles to see what he is talking about. He explains everything is way beginners, or any level can understand. He has all levels of sheet music to download. He has finger exercises, with the sheet music you can also download. I think many members overlook the tools provided by Fiddlerman. As I said, his videos are extremely well done, as are his information that is not in video form,
If you have a question for additional info on any video or written information he has provided, please feel free to go to the learning section and ask away.
Welcome to the forum.
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@Saethryth -
Welcome to the forum!
You have an exciting journey ahead!
What kind of music do you like & want to learn to play?
- Emily
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Welcome to the forum, and your fiddle journey.
Yes it's a hard instrument to learn but well worth the effort.
Mark
Master the Frog and you have mastered the bow.
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Every day is an improvement on the last. Thank the gods. Lol. Bluegrass, Irish jigs, classical are all types of music I love and would like to be able to play.
Thanks all for your replies. Loving the journey. 
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welcome to the forum @Saethryth !
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Saethryth said
Every day is an improvement on the last.
I think that's my favorite thing about learning to play so far myself, there's SO MUCH rough time but hitting the right position, getting a good bow, remembering the next few notes in the song without having to check with your reference, they all add up! I just realized last night I can play "go tell aunt rhody" by heart and only some slight bowing issues. when your mental "song book" can be counted on one hand, each of those is important lol!
"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known." - Sharon Begley
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Welcome to the club of delight and frustration! Just kidding, though there are many days learning can be frustrating, the journey itself is very fun and rewarding and this forum is a great place to share that journey.
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@Saethryth Welcome to the Forum! Congrats on your new instrument & starting lessons
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Welcome to the forum @Saethryth
Congrats on your Yamaha. Did you feel that the new bridge improved the sound?
At least you got to hear what the instrument can sound like when you get some hours of learning in front of you. 
Looking forward to hearing about your progress. Try not to have to high expectations but set some goals. Learning a new instrument comes in stages. Baby steps forward is all you need to end up playing quite well later on.
Remember to enjoy the journey. Find time to learn some easy tunes that satisfies you as well as the scales and etudes for improved technique.
Good luck!!!
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but the one who needs the least."
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