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I’m playing the fiddle for exactly 1 year now, what a great and fun journey. It’s still not easy and I have a lot to learn but I enjoy every moment I play. Three tunes for my first jubilee!
Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about dancing in the rain!!

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Awesome!!
I passed my one year mark the middle of this month!
I am having so much fun! Learning so many things!!
My current projects are -
- Somewhere Over the Rainbow
- Pure Imagination (from Willy Wanka and the Chocolate Factory)
- In the Halls of the Mountain King (Edvard Grieg) This one is quite a challenge for me.
Have you begun other positions (3rd? 2nd?)?
Also, I have not yet played in an orchestra but soon I will. We have a community orchestra here where I live that I am looking seriously at. Have you played in an orchestra?
Have an awesome 2nd year!
- Pete -

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Thank you very much @bocaholly @Fiddlerman @damfino @Mouse @Pete_Violin
Before Christmas I had a few violin lessons but the teacher stopped. The teacher was great but I still was always very nervous so after the last lesson I decided to do it on my own again and not go for another teacher. So in my one year journey I had 9 lessons. Probably I can learn to play the violin much better with a teacher but I can always pick it up again.
@Pete_Violin I’m not playing in 2nd or 3rd position, I stil want to play more and beter first in first position. I also don’t play in a orchestra and I think I’m never gonna do that 😃 it’s just to much pressure for me when I have to play with others, it makes me nervous and I will never find myself good enough for that! Beautiful songs for your current projects
@Mouse go for it!
Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about dancing in the rain!!

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That's really really good @mookje , especially for just one year of playing. Congrats on your intonation !
In irish, it's usually not necessary to go to 3rd position. Are you interested in playing classical too ? there you would need 3rd (and the others). But you're right that it can wait if you're having good fun. (My pseudo-philosophy is that the right time to start learning something is when you feel like doing it – or need it, which is more or less synonymous, to me.)













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@Mouse, I just noticed that Fiddlerman has a D Major version right here on this site: https://fiddlerman.com/wp-cont.....inbow1.pdf

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@wtw Thank you very much I’m not really interested in playing classical songs, but I’m gonna learn at least one. I don’t know which one it’s gonna be but in first position, that’s for sure! I also like jazz and blues.
I agree with your pseudo philosophy, you’re absolutely right 👍 The time will come when I feel I’m ready and there are so many tunes for first position. For the next period I’ll be more focused on intonation, dynamics and ornaments,
@BillyG Thank you very much Billy
Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about dancing in the rain!!

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cid said
@Pete_Violin Where did you get the version in of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” in D?If it was a download, can you post the link? If it is in a book, what book is it in?
Thanks
I did find it online. The internet is a beautiful thing!
I will post it here as an attachment. I put it in pdf format.
- Pete -

Honorary tenured advisor
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