A Little violist

My little girl starts playing the viola next autumn. I think I am as excited as she is. She had been talking about playing an instrument for some time. The favorite instrument changed many times. For couple of months it was a flute. But when we were at the conservatory at the happeninng where kids could test the instruments she chainced her mind. She couldn't get sound out of some wind instruments. I don't know why she was so scared but she didn't blow properly. (When she was 3 years old, she managed to get sound from every instrument she tried.) And when she failed to get a proper sound out of the corno she started to cry. She said she'll never play an wind instrument of any kind. So that was goodbye for the flute. Even though she had been testing my flute at home and knew how difficult it is.

That day she was very excited about the organ because "children like the big noise that comes of it". Well... I was such a cruel mom that in the enrolment paper for the audition I put the cross in "not sure about the instrument yet". So in the audition she had an opportinity to test instruments again. Then she picked the viola.

I have no idea how the audition went. Couple days before I realized that maybe I should tell her what will happen in the audition. I made her to clap rythms and sing tunes after me. When I was sitting in the hallway I heard some clapping throught the door. I felt terrible because I realized those were a bit longer and more difficult than we tested at home. But Elli did very well. I didn't hear singing and for some reason I was afraid that she couldn't sing right. She can't always sing in tune.

I was afraid that she would run out of the classroom and cry that it was too difficult. But she came out with confidence saying that she did very well and she thinks she'll get in. (All the 5-6 year olds said the same.) I prepared Elli that there were many talented kids applying and there are no place for all of them.

But. She'll take her first lessons at the Tampere Conservatory in august. We watched some viola music from You Tube and she can't wait to get her own viola. She also asked if she can already play in the orchestra. I'm so happy to hear her speak about music with such enthusiasm.

I hope that she'll enjoy living in the music wonderland also by playing the music herself. And I hope I have all the energy and nerves to help but not push her.