I have to practice!!

Matthew and I have been battling each other this week concerning a violin. A real, 1/16 size violin that I originally bought for Allison, but that he seems to have more interest in. The first day, he had retrieved it from the storage room and was screaming. The bow was stuck in the case. The violin was laying on the concrete floor (Mom almost had a heart attack). "The bow is stuck! I need to practice!", he was screaming.

Today we finally had a chance to get the violins out. He insists that he wants to play by himself. I insist that if he has the "real" violin, he must let mommy teach him a few things. First rule is no bow. He started to play it like a guitar. So I got my violin out and started playing with it on my shoulder. He followed. I challenged him to try playing one string at a time. A little harder, but he did it. He still prefers strumming.