Violin lessons/grading
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Hi I'm Corinne and I'm trying to raise money to help my daughter to progress in an instrument that she has picked up really well.
A little about Novia, she's an 11 year old girl with a passion for arts and music, she started violin lessons 2 years ago through school, with help from a busery She was able to give it a go, this was a class of around 30 students, I wasn't able to afford a smaller group or a 1to1 session but she was happy doing it with her peers.
she picked it up so quick, she tried drums/guitar and other things in the past but never seemed that interested, I had faith in her with the violin! fast forward I had some problems at the school she attended, The head teacher wouldn't listen to us so we had no choice but to take her out of school to home educate, this meant Novia wasn't able to pursue her violin lessons, one Sunday we went for a coffee at our local coffee shop and she started to play outside (for fun) then someone came over and gave her a five pound note and told her to keep playing and not to give it up, she was so happy what made her smile.
We got in touch with the violin teacher and asked if she would consider private tutoring, she was so pleased to get the call asking her to teach Novia again, anyway the lessons were a little more money as it was now private tutoring, I now had no help with funding towards the lessons, being 1to1 the price of the lesson shot up from £3 to £15 for half an hour, this disheartened her a little, she thought maybe she can try busking, at this point she was loaning a violin from the music school as she was only 10 and her arms weren't long enough for a full size yet, her aim was to busk for a few lessons and save for a full size violin.
She went out and busked and that day she managed to get enough for a violin but then a man came over to me and said does she need a violin?? I said yes she does, she's trying to get money together to help with getting one of her own, he gave me his address and said i have one, it's hers, I couldn't believe what was happening, we collected this beautiful violin from him what Novia and I are forever grateful for, it sounded beautiful but sadly she couldn't play it because she was too small, the money she made got her lessons for a fair few months so she didn't need to go out for a while and it lasted over winter, a good thing really as it wasn't the weather for playing outside as temperatures can damage such instruments.
She then turned 11 in october and to her excitement she was ready for this beautiful violin, it sounded so powerful and it only made her work harder to achieve her playing abilities.
With the help of our local town Novia has managed to skip her first grade ❤️she has been preparing for the past 2 months for grade2 exams, she has just been entered into the exam and that should take place between June and July, she was able to play as the weather was warm last week and has got a few more lessons before she needs to raise the funds for her exam, the exams are £45.
it's been a very long journey, even to the point police coming out because someone said she's playing a stollen violin yet it was borrowed from the music school, she has been in trouble because she's not old enough to busk, I didn't know the rules till this happened , luckily there is a local man who owns a pub with a small patch of land outside the front where she is aloud to play, so she's on private property and won't get into trouble (she does sneak over to where ppl can see and hear her on occasion but we have to be careful) people have been so very kind and without the support of the loving people she wouldn't have been able to do it, so we thank everyone and have so much gartitude for each and everyone who's made this happen. I'd like her to be able to carry on over the winter months and she very much wants to progress and become a master in violin one day.
I would like to say a huge thank you for taking your time to read this and may you be blessed ❤️

A little about Novia, she's an 11 year old girl with a passion for arts and music, she started violin lessons 2 years ago through school, with help from a busery She was able to give it a go, this was a class of around 30 students, I wasn't able to afford a smaller group or a 1to1 session but she was happy doing it with her peers.
she picked it up so quick, she tried drums/guitar and other things in the past but never seemed that interested, I had faith in her with the violin! fast forward I had some problems at the school she attended, The head teacher wouldn't listen to us so we had no choice but to take her out of school to home educate, this meant Novia wasn't able to pursue her violin lessons, one Sunday we went for a coffee at our local coffee shop and she started to play outside (for fun) then someone came over and gave her a five pound note and told her to keep playing and not to give it up, she was so happy what made her smile.
We got in touch with the violin teacher and asked if she would consider private tutoring, she was so pleased to get the call asking her to teach Novia again, anyway the lessons were a little more money as it was now private tutoring, I now had no help with funding towards the lessons, being 1to1 the price of the lesson shot up from £3 to £15 for half an hour, this disheartened her a little, she thought maybe she can try busking, at this point she was loaning a violin from the music school as she was only 10 and her arms weren't long enough for a full size yet, her aim was to busk for a few lessons and save for a full size violin.
She went out and busked and that day she managed to get enough for a violin but then a man came over to me and said does she need a violin?? I said yes she does, she's trying to get money together to help with getting one of her own, he gave me his address and said i have one, it's hers, I couldn't believe what was happening, we collected this beautiful violin from him what Novia and I are forever grateful for, it sounded beautiful but sadly she couldn't play it because she was too small, the money she made got her lessons for a fair few months so she didn't need to go out for a while and it lasted over winter, a good thing really as it wasn't the weather for playing outside as temperatures can damage such instruments.
She then turned 11 in october and to her excitement she was ready for this beautiful violin, it sounded so powerful and it only made her work harder to achieve her playing abilities.
With the help of our local town Novia has managed to skip her first grade ❤️she has been preparing for the past 2 months for grade2 exams, she has just been entered into the exam and that should take place between June and July, she was able to play as the weather was warm last week and has got a few more lessons before she needs to raise the funds for her exam, the exams are £45.
it's been a very long journey, even to the point police coming out because someone said she's playing a stollen violin yet it was borrowed from the music school, she has been in trouble because she's not old enough to busk, I didn't know the rules till this happened , luckily there is a local man who owns a pub with a small patch of land outside the front where she is aloud to play, so she's on private property and won't get into trouble (she does sneak over to where ppl can see and hear her on occasion but we have to be careful) people have been so very kind and without the support of the loving people she wouldn't have been able to do it, so we thank everyone and have so much gartitude for each and everyone who's made this happen. I'd like her to be able to carry on over the winter months and she very much wants to progress and become a master in violin one day.
I would like to say a huge thank you for taking your time to read this and may you be blessed ❤️
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Corinne Taylor
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