Fiddlin'

Sophie had been counting down the hours until her first fiddle lesson. We were to meet her prospective teacher at Mountain Music. We wandered in a little early to look at the instruments. There were fiddles lining the walls, as well as banjos, mandolins, guitars, cellos, etc. There were people hanging out and everyone was really nice to us. Thank goodness it was just me and Sophie. There were some really expensive instruments in there and it was really small! When her teacher arrived, he tried out several fiddles to help us decide which one to purchase. We talked about full size, 3/4, left handed, old vs. new, etc. We settled on a new full size fiddle, with case, bow and resin. They were having a special, so we got the whole kit and kaboodle for $125 plus tax. Sophie was elated! She positively beamed. All the guys in the store clapped and congratulated her on her first fiddle. We headed outside to sit on the back porch for her lesson. Her teacher is great. He's not only an amazing musician, but really cool about hanging out with Sophie and not being too preachy or strict. The lesson went great and Sophie couldn't get enough. When we got in the car to head home, she said she was tingling with excitement! When we got home, she let all of us have a go and continued to play throughout the evening. The excitement has rubbed off on me. Maybe I'll pick up the banjo...