Howdy y’all!  As you’ve probably guessed, I am a Texan-- born and raised. I’ve just finished my first year working towards an MS in Mechanical Engineering.  It’s a bit of a change considering my undergraduate background is in psychology, biology, physics, and history!  (Yeah, I switched majors a few times.)

I have always enjoyed music.  When I was younger, my family would take trips to see different performances with my favorite being a trip to NYC to see John Williams conduct the New York Philharmonic.  We don’t really have time to travel anymore but we still try to go to the local symphony Pops concerts together on occasion.  Anyway, I figured that I might enjoy learning to play an instrument since I liked listening to them so much.  I picked the fiddle primarily because it is portable but also because it would give me a chance to play my great-great grandfather’s instrument.  Liking folk music probably didn’t hurt either.

It’s been a bit tough practicing the last couple of months since my four roommates and I are on completely opposite schedules and they can hear me even with a mute.  (We’re in a historic home with very thin walls and…

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