First Violin Lessons

Summary

Vivianne, inspired by a violinist and YouTube videos, dreams of learning the violin despite financial constraints, while her mother, Harriette, empathizes with her daughter's passion and anxiously seeks affordable lessons.

Abstract

Vivianne, a young girl, becomes captivated by the violin after encountering a man playing the instrument in public. Her interest deepens as she watches videos of violinists online, including a favorite, David Feldman, who introduces her to a diverse range of composers. Despite the family's financial limitations, Vivianne's longing to play the violin is evident as she mimics the violinists' movements. Her mother, Harriette, notices Vivianne's enthusiasm and, though concerned about the cost, actively searches for viable music lesson options in their neighborhood, demonstrating her desire to support her daughter's musical aspirations.

Opinions

Vivianne finds joy and inspiration in violin music, particularly in the performances of David Feldman, who champions lesser-known composers, including women and black artists, resonating with her own identity.
Harriette, despite her financial anxiety, is supportive of Vivianne's interest in the violin, as indicated by her efforts to find affordable lessons, reflecting a commitment to nurturing her daughter's passion.
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This very nice man started to play the violin again. Vivianne laughed at him back. He laughed back. That made this Man’s day very good. he always loved it when people actually take the time to listen. Vivianne was feeling happy when she heard him playing the violin.

At home, she took her tablet and looked for inspirational violin music on YouTube. She found three young children playing the violin, but she also found four different violinists. These people could play the violin very well.

Harriette heard a bleep on her phone. An e-mail from her daughter. Mostly, she comes downstairs to show what she found online. She was surprised that there were so many links in this email.

When Harriette opened a link, she felt happy to hear that music, the sounds, the fast rhythm in combination with the slow movements of this piece she was listening to. It felt great listening to.

Vivianne started to imitate the violinists without having a violin in her hands. She wanted to play the violin so badly, but she knew her mother wouldn’t allow it. There is no money for music lessons. As her face become sadder when she thought about it, the more things she looked up online about this instrument. She felt a little bit of pain thinking about this.

While Vivianne was drawing upstairs in her room, she listened to one of her favorite violinists of these times. Named David Feldman. How he felt so confident while playing the Mozart concerto, or the music he chooses to play. Not only Mozart or Beethoven. Also, composers that people never heard of, like women, and black composers. As a young lady with a light brown skin tone, she resonated well with this violinist.

Her mother found out she really wanted to play the violin. She searched online for teachers in the neighborhood. But these teachers were really expensive. She asked for more information from six teachers. Harriette really felt anxious about the money she can’t get for these lessons, but she also wanted to give this possibility to her daughter.

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