my mother is a musician, so we were def encouraged.
piano – started imperceptably, always enjoyed. grade 8 age 16 = 134.
violin – the great love – asked for age 4 grade 8 age 17 = 144. great thing aboput violin is orchestral playing – county string orchestra and then county youth, music centre orchestr and school orchestras – all fantastic. Also when 16 involved in setting up wycobe symphonia with my mum and her friends. high points – playing beethovens violin concerto [my fav] with them, and also playing a solo at the royal albert hall with the music centre. carried on with uni orch and chamber groups – played in the groucho club, barbican etc.
singing loads of choirs etc – love singing the great masses!! leads in various musicals at school. Leeds festival Chorus – which was great as sings with professional orchestras – fantastic concerts/telly/cd’s etc
now – am aiming to join an orchestra again when I have settled a bit, as find it totally uplifting