The Music goes On & On

The music goes on and on, but the blogging sure takes a lot of rests. Dulcimer classes are finished until Fall. Our class in History of Western Music is finished. It was more work than Anne and I thought it would be, but it was worth it. We both feel that we learned a lot and want to keep learning.

Never content to leave well enough alone, I decided to sign up for the New Horizons Band beginning strings group. They call it the "Green Band." The New Horizons Band is a concept that originated here in Rochester and is primarily for older players who would like to participate, even if they don't know how to play. This is play the violin, which, of course, I don't know how to play. So, I also signed up for private lessons at Eastman with an instructor, Alex Pena. I have been taking lessons (6 so far) to get ready to meet the band in September. I will take four more lessons over the summer and then at least seventeen weeks more in the fall. This is in addition to continuing with the hammered dulcimer. Maybe I need medication. Anyway, I wanted to get something down for the record so I will know how all of this started.