violin!

It arrived!

I picked it up in my lunch break, and it's an awesome beginner violin. It's green, so of course it's awesome! Just knowing that the violin is now mine, my own to learn... my precious, if you will... I couldn't help but grin like a loon for an hour straight.

When I got it home, I didn't bother with dinner. Screw eating, I have a green violin! I managed to set the bridge with as little amount of difficulty as possible for a beginner like me. But then came the long and kinda bloody battle with the rosin jar. That thing damn near had me beaten, my poor nails couldn't take it anymore. Once I managed to get the jar open and rub the rosin on the brand new bow, I started tuning. And I actually got my violin to make proper noises! You know, not strangled cat screetches, hehe. By the time I started to get the hang of playing each string individually it was getting late and as lovely as my neighbours are I'm sure a badly played violin would stretch their patience just a little.

So now I'm waiting for the next opportunity to keep at it, cos I really need to learn basic finger positions - maybe I'll learn Mary Had A Little Lamb within a month or so.