My friend Laura's new Michael Kelly F-model with my trusty Samick. I keep newbies for a few days to install new strings and super-tune the bridge. I often have to loosen the eight strings, slide the bridge by millimeters up or down, tune-up and test the twelfth-fret harmonics four or five times until I'm satisfied. When you try a G Major chord and hear that harp-like resonance, it's good to go.
This little firecracker does not have to be told to practice! Her bowing technique is the envy of all beginners. She's starting 4th grade with 140 hours of violin instruction already. My weekly one-hour sessions give me the time to allow my students to really know their key signatures.
I've taught Savannah for 3 years. In 4th grade now, she is sitting in with the 5th graders. The two concert pieces we've been practicing are in G minor and Eb Major. I made her a 'cheat sheet' with all the flats inserted, but she doesn't need it.
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