I did something new with my violin yesterday. I started
playing with absolutely no music in front of me to read.
I've been asked before to bring my instrument to jam
sessions and drum circles and I never have because I was taught on sheet music.
How can I jam when I need to read the notation of whatever I'm playing (unless
it was committed to memory, but I still had to read it at one point, so it's much the same thing)? I'm not a song writer, at all, and that makes me
really limited in what I can play- limited to things that someone else has
written, on paper that is in front of me that I can read.
So, last night I just pulled out my instrument, picked a key
and started playing. I kept it moving and just let my fingers find the notes to
play. It was so fun! I feel really accomplished at being able to free play my
violin. I’m going to work more with this. Lots lots more. Maybe I'll tote the
electric to the next drum circle after all.
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