The night that Desheng Darling had long awaited FINALLY arrived...Her first concert!
Can’t you just see the excitement in her eyes?
Doodlebug was also in the concert and played her little heart out. She wasn’t nervous at all and loved the attention she got!
I don’t think I’ve mentioned it on the blog, but I’m taking violin lessons TOO! I know it sounds crazy, but I’m loving it…so… I got to be in my first concert (since high school) too. It was really a lot of fun! And the best part about being “an old beginner” is that you just don’t care too much about what the others think..The younger ones sitting beside you are too polite to say anything rude to the elderly (me)when I miss a note and the other "old beginners” can’t hear very well so they don’t say anything either. LOL
The hardest part of the concert was knowing that DD was seated totally out of my reach, totally out of hearing distance, and totally out of my evil eye controlling look. She was seated right on the outside edge, about two feet from the audience. If you know DD, you will understand my concern. She is SO impulsive. You just NEVER know what she is going to do or say! Except for playing her own little tune while everyone else was quiet, there were no major problems.
Sister and Brother Darling sat with Daddy Darling. The girls were thrilled that they came.
(Doodlebug and Sister Darling)
Desheng Darling is actually doing very well on the violin. She plays so much better than I. It’s pretty humbling at times to be outplayed by a 6 year old. LOL I was practicing the other day when DD walked in. She said, “Mom, remember when you whistled that song? You whistled it REALLY well. I think maybe you should just whistle, rather than play the violin at the concert.” Hmmmm…I guess that pretty much sums up the way she feels about my late in life musical endeavor. LOL
5 comments:
Congrats to all 3 of you on your big night. My friend who teaches violin was trying to get me to get E in class. She says it teaches patience, impulse control and discipline (all things that E could use). Maybe it is working for DD as well.
Congrats to all 3 of you on your big night. My friend who teaches violin was trying to get me to get E in class. She says it teaches patience, impulse control and discipline (all things that E could use). Maybe it is working for DD as well.
I am soooooo unbelievably PROUD of YOU for taking lessons, too!!! How fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If your brain is like mine with getting older, are you finding that learning and retaining is a bit harder than it used to be? LOL!! I am cramming so much info into my brain for photography and Photoshop that my ears are oozing! Keep up the great and fun work!! ; )
I wish we could have been there for the concert. I am sure that you all did GREAT!. It might get a little harder to learn new things as we get older, but never let anyone tell you that you are too old. We get old because we stop moving forward. Love you all. Aunt Muhl
How exciting three violinists in one family! Think of the lovely string trio you will be in a few years. I play violin too and I have NO ONE to play with. Now I REALLY wish that we could rearrange our geography and push NY southward!
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