I started violin lessons and piano lessons at the age of 5. When I left home for college in 1983, I kept up with piano as a staff accompanist in the Music Department at Hope College, and as a jazz ...
I was given my first violin for my 4th birthday in 1938 and started lessons 6 months later. Except for a one year hiatus during 7th grade I have always played the violin. I started cello lessons at 14 ...