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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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@mookje Thanks for sharing your one year anniversary with us! It's like seeing a little kid only intermittently... you really notice the progress 
I really love the Irish Washerwoman tune.
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Congratulations. Imagine what you have been able to accomplish in one years time. Cheers!
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but the one who needs the least."
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They call me, “Mellow Cello”
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Keep up the good work!
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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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Oh, I would love to be able to play, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”. The darn things disappear before I can get to them. Seriously, I love thag song.
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You can do it, @cid
My version is in the key of D and its really not that hard!
- Pete -
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Thank you very much @bocaholly @Fiddlerman @damfino @cid @pchoppin
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.
@pchoppin 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
@cid go for it!
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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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Just catching up on things !
Well done @mookje, great progress and thanks for sharing your journey 🙂
I seriously recommend not copying my mistakes. D'oh - 
Please make your own, different mistakes, and help us all learn :-)
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@pchoppin 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
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@cid, 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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@bocaholly Thanks. Missed that one. Just printed it.
@Fiddlerman Thanks for doing that song.
@pchoppin Thanks for sharing your video.
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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
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@pchoppin 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?
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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.
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@pchoppin Thank you
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@mookje I just listened to these. Wow! I'm impressed that someone can sound that good in just one year. Thank you for sharing.
Jim
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The Friends of the Sons of Liberty - Three Inspiring Young Men playing Early American Fiddle Music
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@MoonShadows Thank you very much for your kind words.
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Mookje,
The First video I do not believe I have ever heard The butterfly / kiss for a fig before, it sounded good, and Irish washerwoman is on my list of to do's, well played.
Mark
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