Violin: $$
Cello: $$
Stuff to go with them: $$$
A pizzicato (plucking) concert after just one lesson: priceless!
The kids hauled their instruments to school today--one giant though half-sized cello and one half-sized violin, safely tucked in their cases (I didn't get a picture because the bus was very early.) They were so proud and so excited.
And came off the bus dragging those huge cases, still proud and excited (but still no picture.) And tonight after dinner, they played a concert for me. And wanted me to record it, from the moment they opened their cases to the when they bowed. They had their music stands and strings books out so it would look "professional" and then played a concert by plucking and later by bowing their own songs, as solos and duets. And rest and play position were key. Bud also sang a "Phantom of the Opera" solo.
When I showed them the videos, they laughed and loved it--especially the commercial they made for the Rainbow Loom--and said the music was awful. "It sounded better in person."
But I thought the whole thing was beautiful.
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