This week's practice was interrupted by the arrival of Patience, my very first violin. She comes from China (Changshu Talent Import & Export Co., Ltd) and is a Model No: TLMV002-1 (Deluxe Flamed Violin Outfit). And here is a picture:
http://www.talentcs.com/proshow.php?products_id=145
She is dark and beautiful and makes wonderful music. Well, she does when I play her right, and with a sound like hers I am not short on incentive to play well =) We got together on Saturday so I have been getting to know her for the last few days. It has been interesting. She is certainly different to Tina's violin. And without the thumb rest and finger markers, it made it a little harder to get the right notes, though I did feel I was making very good progress.
So the start of this lesson was giving Patience her own thumb rest and markers. After this I was learning how to play this violin to get the best sound. And it's not just the violin. The bow is new too and different from Tina's as well. It was a little frustrating but the rewards are well worth it.
I think the most important thing I learned today was not to play timidly. Perhaps that is a result of how I practice at home. I am conscious not to play too loudly to avoid disrupting everyone else. When I "go for it" during my lesson the sound is much better and stronger. I will have to bite the bullet and practice at home the way I practice in class. Laura says the violin will respond to my playing. If I play confidently and well the violin will respond with the best sound.
After my lesson I had a photo shoot =) One of my co-workers, Chris Peck by name, offered to take "low key" photos of Patience and I after work. Low key photos are taken in low light with a flash. Chris is a very keen photographer and he had a lovely camera and light equipment. He took several photos. When he has processed them I will see if I can post one or two here, and perhaps a link to a web site of his other work.
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