Three months and $500 later

I remember when I first saw a recording of this piece.  It was so unassuming at first, just a simple chord progression, easy enough for a novice.  But once the double stops started, I was hooked.  This song is popular, challenging, and best of all, played without accompaniment.

At the time, I needed a mountain to climb, and the upcoming school talent show gave me the perfect excuse to once again walk the path to performance.  Some milestones along the way:

OMM treatment on my wrists and shoulder -> first experience with cranial
Berkeley Little Star -> stumbled upon without directions, ordered on the spot
Ifshin Violin Shops -> a surreal escape
Super Bowl Performance
Amped up