Hello, everyone! I need some help, actually an advice about having a good posture to play the violin. Would someone, who plays the instrument and has long neck, help me? What's the best? Changing the chin rest for a higher one or just changing the shoulder rest for another one like Wolf secundo? #adultlatemusicaleducation #help

My family is a multicultural one: I am from Brazil and my husband is from here, Peru, where we live. We have two absolutely adorable little girls, Cibele and Sofia. As most Brazilians, my roots come from Portugal (Villa Rica and Trás - Os- Montes), Spain, Brazil (native peoples) and some African territories (Cameroon, Congo and other Bantu peoples) according to my DNA. Not a surprise at all! All this can be explained by history. My husband has basically Andean and Spanish roots, and a big surprise such as French and, believe me, Scottish match in his DNA. You had to see his face when he read his results. It was hilarious! He still asks himself how a Scottish folk could get lost in this part of the world! My extetended family, I mean, my parents, siblings, neeces, cousins, uncles and aunts live in Brazil. I do not have grandparents anymore. As people from the North East of the country, they preserve some Brazilian culture features, especially the fests, but no the way Peruvians do. Peruvian people are very linked to their land, fests, traditions, and... to the family. I used to say they do not cut the umbilical cord even when they grow up and get married. It is quite difficult to understand and treat people without any conflict. You must have planty of patience, it is possible! The hardest part of being part of a multicultural family and transit between two worlds is to educate children free of any prejudice so they can love both sides, both cultures.

I have different hobbies such as riding my bike, trying new things in the kitchen, reading a good book but one has a very emotional meaning to me: playing the violin. Learning how to play a musical instrument is absolutely amazing and it can make you be proud of yourself as soon as you notice the very small or big progress in it, especially if you are an adult student. I am so grateful for having the opportunity to play and learning how to read music, it feels like having a special power. The method that I chose is the Suzuki one and I dare say I am doing pretty well though it is late education on this matter. Suzuki method's objective is to teach people in a very "natural way" since it emulates the acquisition of languages and its philosophy is that every child is able to learn and play, all is question of discipline and perseverance. The violin course has 10 books with great selection of music, from folk to grandiose compositors of erudite music. I have listen some pieces of music from Brahms, Gossec, Bayly... Bach is my favourite one until now! All the slurs I play make me feel like I am softly swinging on a hammock (maybe I feel that way because I miss the hot climate of my natal country, Brazil). Actually were my children who took me into the music study. I just took the advantage of listening to their repertoire every day, I bought a cheap instrument and got to work. I have been having classes for 23 weeks in order to get it right and I am amused by every little progress!