Private Violin Lessons Learned

When I was a freshman, I decided to take private violin lessons and join my teacher’s private orchestra group to further my skills. Although, this was where I faced my biggest struggle: playing in front of others. During the rehearsal, the conductor would ask us to individually play a specific section in the music to test if we practiced or not. When she announced we were going to play one by one, I would get anxious and fidget. During my turn, I would play quietly and out of tune. Despite this struggle, my teacher would recognize how much effort I contributed during the rehearsals and allowed me to borrow one of their high-end violins imported from Italy.
Because I had a higher quality violin that produced a greater sound than my previous