Since I was little I wanted to play the violin, but my parents never wanted me to take music lessons. A few years ago when my father died, my mother finally allowed me to take lessons, however I chose the guitar as my instrument then.

I love the guitar but I kept wanting to play violin as well, so last year I finally decided to buy a violin and in February I started my lessons.

It’s going really well so far. I guess it’s thanks to playing guitar for a few years that I have pretty good control over my left hand, which helps a lot when playing violin.

In just a few months time I’ve already worked on Pachelbel’s Canon in D, a Vivaldi concerto and a Fantasie by Telemann, so things are going really well I think. It’s not as difficult as I thought! :-)

But how will I know when I’ve truly accomplished this goal? Technically speaking I can play the violin, but I don’t really consider myself a violinist yet.

I think my goal will be to play the Gavotte en Rondeau by Bach well, then I consider this goal done.