Hi all, I started the violin this year, I recently hit six months of learning. It's definitely very challenging! I generally feel like everything about me is all wrong - my bowing arm is too short and doesn't fully extend long enough, my pinky is too short and immobile, my left arm won't bend around far enough to play G string very easily so I try to avoid it, my bowing isn't straight especially if I change strings, I can't seem to get rid of hitting other strings but yet when I try to do it on purpose I can't do that either, and I still can't hear if I am hitting the note right or not. And I frequently feel like I am regressing instead of progressing! Nevertheless I am having a really great time learning violin. I love to practice and time passes so fast when I do. I could easily practice 4 hours a day and not get tired of it especially now that I'm past the strict beginner phase and there is enough songs out there possible for me to play at my level besides Mary Had A Little Lamb.

I've recorded some audio clips as I've been learning to play and recently uploaded them if anybody likes listening to other beginners... I will post a couple here.

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