Typing 101

After some soul searching, I have decided to really focus on the classical violin training which I am receiving from Keadron, rather than fiddling. I will still continue to play fiddle music as a treat, but will focus most of my practice time on mastering and internalizing the techniques of classical violin, particularly as they apply to good tone and accurate, clean bowing.

Too many years ago to mention, I was the only male in my high school typing class. At the beginning of the year, I could not imagine being able to type with any accuracy or speed. I did all of the drills meticulously, even though they were boring and repetitious. Lo and behold, at the end of the school year, I could type about 100wpm on an electric typewriter and to this day, I can touch-type at a fast pace with relatively few mistakes.

I liken this period of my instrument training to those seemingly endless hours of drills which taught me to type. Through constant practice, I intend to build the "muscle memory" necessary to make correct fingering and bowing a subconscious process.