(Nimue)
I started playing the viola again back in the autumn of 2022. At that point I'd not played for years, having lost too much mobility from both shoulders. It was a fight to get the viola back. At this point I can plausibly get my left hand into the right position for a violin as well, so I may have further things to explore - whether I could get my bow arm round far enough for a smaller instrument I don't yet know.
Keith inspired me to start playing again, and sharing music with him has been an absolute joy. Thanks to him, I now get to play viola for Jessica Law, which is great fun and we've had some lovely gigs.
I'm getting a new bow. This is something I'm doing around taking myself more seriously. The bow is as much the instrument as the box is, and has a huge impact on the sound you can make. The better the quality of the bow, the better the sound and you can spend as much as you want on this. Thanks to my parents I am getting a new bow as my Christmas present. That'll be happening today.
It's an investment in the music, in the future and an act of trust that this is worth doing. I've come a long way since I picked up the viola again, and much has changed. I'm really enjoying playing and it's great having such brilliant people in my life to share the music with. I'm enthused about a lot of things, inspired and hopeful and looking towards the future. Where I've been doesn't seem anything like as important as where I get to go from here.
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