Zoe's recent visit to the Irish Festival in Dallas has really sparked some changes in our life. She was mesmerised by the music that she heard there. There was one band in particular that grabbed her attention. It was the band Shift. Her favorite song is now Go, Move, Shift.
She was so excited over them that she went to see them a little over a week later at Lochrann's Irish Pub on St. Patrick's Day (imagine having to call the bar and ask if your 4 year old will be allowed in on St. Patrick's Day) My Mom (Grannie) took Zoe to see them. She sat right in front of the stage and did not move the entire time. She even went up afterwards to meet the band and buy a CD. The child is in love!!!
Now to the biggest shift in our lives. Zoe has decided that she wants to learn to play the fiddle after being inspired by all of this Irish music. Her Papaw bought her not one, but two violins (both of which ended up being too big for her). On Saturday morning, she attended her very first violin lesson with the orchestra teacher from my school. Right after her lesson we went to the violin shop, which was a lot like Ollivander's wand shop in the Harry Potter Movies. There were violins hanging on hooks and in cubbies, and the guy kept trying them on for size. It was really surreal. She ended up with 1/10 size violin. We came home and she did everything her teacher asked her to do for the week before it was dark outside. She is truly excited about this.
I guess we have a budding musician on our hands....We shall see how long it lasts :)
Posts
Hi Zoe! I'm so glad you like our music! Come and see us any time. I hope you keep practicing your violin. We need more people playing Irish music!
ReplyDeleteYour friend,
Emily from Shift
Hi Zoe!
ReplyDeleteThis is Jason, the fiddle player from Shift. Emily, Craig, and I are very happy to see that you love Irish music as much as we do. Take your time during practice, play the notes right, and listen to your violin teacher. We hope you come to hear us play again sometime soon. --Jason
Hi Zoe,
ReplyDeleteThis is Jason (fiddle player) from Shift. Emily, Craig, and I are very happy to hear that your enjoy Irish music as much as we do. Thanks for being such a good fan. Practice slowly, carefully, and listen to the notes and sound from your violin. We hope to see you soon at one of our upcoming shows. --Jason
Thanks Emily and Jason!! Zoe is so excited that you guys added comments to her blog. It really means a lot to her :) We hope to see you guys play again soon!
ReplyDelete