Challenging myself with the violin

It's been 4 years since I've written on here.  Much has happened.  Too much for a blog post.

Lately I've been practicing the violin so when this pandemic is over I can start to busk.  For those who don't know, busker is another word for street performer.  Most of the music I've been playing recently are rock, Disney, and musical scores.  However, I would love to play gypsy music at some point. It's fast and fun and complicated. Perfect for busking but it's so hard.  The hardest part is the speed of the notes and the fact that sometimes there are 2-3 notes played at the same time.  Not to mention using parts of the fret that I haven't played before.

So, I'm using the songs I've already picked out for busking (mostly rock and Disney) as a warm-up.  After I've played those for an hour or two, I work on the gypsy music.  Yesterday was the first time I played a little of one of the gypsy songs.  It's slow going, but also fun to challenge myself.

It might take years for me to learn to play those songs, but that's the fun part.  Learning the notes and how to execute them properly is hard.  But, knowing that I am getting better and recognizing my progress makes learning them worth it.