A Learning Moment................

Please take a moment and watch this video of a young musician......

You might have had lots of different thoughts going through your mind as you watched.  Some pitches were off.  Her rhythm was stalled.  She herself made a face at the end of the song.

That's not what I saw.  I saw a student who has struggled to read music while playing keep her eyes on the page more than her violin.

I saw a student start to recognize when to use her fourth finger.  Was it in pitch all the time?  No.  But she saw when she should use it, and she tried.

I saw a violin start to fall and this young lady lifted it back up without my reminder.

I corrected her once.  Later in the song she made a mistake and self corrected, without my reminder.

I saw a musician.  I am quite proud of this young lady.

Taking lessons does not a musician make.  Following and retaining directions does.

Ms. Sandie