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Good goals & incentives. Makes me feel like I can do this

Thank-you for reminding me, time to reflect and look towards next year! Since I started Feb. 7, ’22, I’ve only missed 2 days of practice, so I will also _aim to Play Every Day in 2024_ 🙂 My _2nd goal is to Practice Wisely_. In 2023, I tried to incorporate some Brainjo Principles into my practice, mainly that of “work” for ~ 30 min and then allow your brain to catch-up for ~4 hrs (so 3 mini sessions per day). I like to practice 1 – 2 hrs per day total, but for me, this seems to work better in 2 sessions of an hour-ish, so I’m going to work along those lines. For me, practice is some combo of Scales, Scales, Scales, Bowing, Bowing, Bowing (right hand rhythm development), finger independence exercises, playing 2 notes at the same time exercise, learning new techniques, reviewing songs that I know (this is fun time to me, especially with waltzes). I’m continuing to work towards playing at faster tempos (using an Atomic Habits approach). In 2024, I really need to work at learning by ear (I’m able to do this in your workshops because your pace suits me, but I need to do it quicker during jams). I will improve this area by committing to learning 1 song per week by ear. Happy New Year to you and your family Jason (thank-you for all that you do for us), and Happy New Year to all of you FiddleHeds 🙂🎻

Hey,

First I am going to start with a little story. I’ll try to do it in my best English 😉.
A few months ago my classical violin teacher gave me a quite difficult piece of music to learn.
After some weeks of struggling with it, I wanted to throw it in the trash. Really!
I was also thinking of quitting the classical violin and to go on with the fiddle. A lot of thinking…a lot of doubts
Until the day I attended the general rehearsal of Petrousjka, an opera ballet in the opera of Ghent
I was blown away by the music. These musicians play every day more then 6-8 hours! They also need to practice a lot, even they are professionals.
Back home I took the piece out of the trash and started again, very slowly with
small chunks and looping, everything what I learned here for the last 5 months.
After a week I had a much better result and I was happy to move on.
So I told this story to set my goal of building a strong bridge between the Fiddle and the classical violin.
Because choosing is not an option. And I think they can reinforce each other.
I also want to be satisfyed with my playing, to be patient and to keep smiling 🤩 every day!

Happy New Year! 🎻❤️🎻

Hello, yes, here are my litte story and the goal for this year 2024: Last year the violin found me 🙂 Due to a prolonged cold, I was unable to attend singing lessons, so I took a few trial violin lessons. So fare I play the piano in our family home music, and with the violin, one of my husband’s wishes came true, a Blue Grass home music. Said and done ! The first song should be “wagon wheel”. I found a Youtube video of Jason and then this platform. So I started playing the violin only on this song since Easter 2023. What can I say, with every day of practicing, a lot of fun with every success and a happy husband, we mastered our first audition in the family celebration with a simplified version of wagon wheel. Banjo my husband, guitar – my son und Fiddle -me.
What is the goal of this year 2024? I am now starting the violin course from beginner level – to learn something structured. And so far I’m having a lot of fun with it, I especially like the duets and my feeling for the bow is improving. Happy new Year and all the best.