I remember when I was a freshman in high school and they gave me my schedule, they put "strings" on it. I had no clue wtf that meant. little did I know it was orchestra class for beginners

I loved it immediately, I had no clue I would. I could've played violin in elementary school but I chose band instead (I played clarinet a little).

I loved it so much that I sacrificed everything for it, even things important to me. I'd never picked up a violin before my first day of 9th grade and by the time I was at the end of my 10th grade year I was the concert master for intermediate orchestra moving up to advanced

ugh. and advanced orchestra was everything I wanted it to be. I joined the dso youth orchestras. I started taking private lessons. I was so in love with my violin. I get a rush being on stage, I feel high, I feel alive. so, to reconnect with that feeling is...

I loved it so much that I wanted to MAJOR in music when I got to Michigan state. ugh. so many people in my ear telling me it was hard, I wasn't ready, I couldn't do it cause I just started playing. I literally had to pick up a part time job 10th grade for private lessons..

cus my grandma wouldn't pay for them I literally don't know why she never wanted me to play violin. but what I do know is that now that we are quarantined me and my baby are getting back connected. I never wanted to stop playing in college I was just discouraged

I thought I wasn't good enough! to even play on my own time! embarrassed to let other people hear my art and experience it with me. God. I said all of this to fucking say... please don't let other people block your dreams!

I remember when my sweet sweet God mother was about to buy me a good, expensive violin so I could have a better playing quality. she kept asking me if I was gonna stop. I just knew in my heart that even if I took a break I'd pick it back up again. & I did.

I don't even know how to describe it. it feels like a pulling sensation between me and my violin. she be wanting me to just hold her sometimes.

I'm so glad that I revived my love. I fell back into it like it was yesterday. still can read music and everything. even better: I have a new skill. my voice can sing pitch better than my fingers can place pitch on the violin. so now I can use my voice to help me stay in tune

music? my life, my heart, my soul. couldn't live without it. don't know how I have been.

it's so crazy cause right after I wrote this thread acknowledging how much music means to me, I had the revelation I needed so that I can truly start being creative again. a blessing. you love that.