Most people think that the violin is strictly classical. Well guess what? It’s not! Sure, there’s Bach, Vivaldi, and Mozart who are phenomemal musicians (like the best out there!), but there’s other great, modernday composers too! Lindsay Stirling is one of my new favorite role models. She plays the violin. But she doesn’t just play the violin, she dances while she plays!
Lindsay Stirling was born in September in 1986, and began her studies with the violin by taking private lessons when she was only six years old. She is twenty six years old right now, but stopped taking private lessons from a teacher when she was eighteen. That’s twelve years of taking! When she was young, she took jazz and hip hop dance lessons. Lindsay served an LDS mission in New York City and currently goes to college at BYU (Provo, Utah). She has also performed in places like half-time basketball games, “America’s Got Talent”, and many more!
I love Lindsay and think she is a great example to young violinists. Most people think that the violin is a classical instrument, and sometimes it even gets looked down upon by people who don't appreciate classical music. But Lindsay is changing the way people see the violin. It doesn’t have to be Bach and Mozart anymore. It can be pop music and hip hop dancing!
Lindsay loves to compose her own violin music, make up a dance, then film herself in cool places. I first found out about Lindsay Stirling on YouTube. After she records herself playing, she posts her videos online. She records her playing in cool places like the woods, old ruins with graffiti all over them, Medieval castles, and even man-made ice castles! I’ve seen lots of her movies, and my favorite of her videos is when she spontaneously picks up her violin at the beach and starts playing in front of everyone!
Lindsey Stirling has inspired me to keep practicing my violin, and maybe even to do what she’s done and learn to do hip hop dances at the same time!
If you get a chance, you should look up Lindsay Stirling on YouTube. When you’re finished watching, you’ll want to play the violin!
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