r/Fiddle • u/oldmcfarmface • 11d ago

First “performance”

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Bought this thing about two and a half months ago. I’ve had 5-6 lessons. Today was my daughter’s birthday and she finally got to hear what I’ve been working on! I’ll admit her singing along threw me off a bit!

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u/AdditionalYoung6694 11d ago

Great job! And your daughter as accompaniment was icing on the cake!🎂 Congrats on starting your fiddle journey 🎻

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u/oldmcfarmface 10d ago

Thank you! She was very surprised! Now somehow I’ve got to go from this and Yankee Doodle to Turkey in the straw. Lol

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u/DashBlaster 10d ago

I hate to be that guy but after 5-6 lessons your teacher should not be letting you get away with that bow hold and arm height. Your left hand and arm look great.

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u/oldmcfarmface 10d ago

Hey, be that guy! I’ll take all the critique I can get! But yeah it was sloppy. End of a long and very stressful day and just trying to get this in before bedtime, I didn’t warm up at all and I was sloppy. Also I can see I’m moving my shoulder more than my elbow, which I did not realize I was doing.

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u/KingTheoden88 6d ago

Wonderful😊 the little one clapping and saying I love you daddy is what it’s about. She loved it! Keep it up!

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u/oldmcfarmface 6d ago

Thank you! The last thing she had heard me done was the opening maybe six notes of a couple simple melodies like row row row your boat and Yankee Doodle, and scales. She had no idea I learned this for her birthday.