Appreciate the advice Minniemax, but I do not feel like making that kind of investment. Especially since she really wants violin. A year of piano before violin is preferred with this school. And we have a spinnet (apt living in NYC) so it would be really expensive.
Just came from the lesson and he changed the left hand from a chord to just A. I think, for me, it just seemed to be going so fast. Adding the pieces etc. The practice has to be more than 15 minutes to accomodate. I really do not want her practicing more than 30 minutes. Which at this point in her life is a lot. But what she has to practice is expanding quickly.
Hence, my ambivalence. Yes, she likes it, is motivated to play -- practice another story, but even Yo Yo Ma said on a Marsalis video about practice, he hates practicing. And her age and desire to play, play, play with her dollhouse, and other stuff in her non school time.
Ren
