Ah, the baglama

I had another lesson today, girl! It was super. I'm learing how to add ornamentation and it sounds so cool! I hope that one day I can play for all of you. At the moment I'm not very confident about playing for people, but I'll get there.

When I'm learning something new, it's so frustrating, because it takes a while for my fingers to catch up with my brain. After a while, I can do it, and I get flutters in my stomach and my fingers just dance.

Today I asked him who is oldest student is--one guess as to who that is. He has unlimited patience when it comes to my catching on. He realizes that when most people pick up the saz, they already know the songs so they catch on really quick. It'll take me a while longer to get the songs etched into my heart, but I tell you some of the already have it. I started learning one of my favorite songs today, and I'm so excited about practising! I have a music degree, but I've never been a dedicated praciticer--that's all changing now.

Well, time to practice now. La la la!