I played the violin for a couple of years in elementary school, and I quit after that because at the time, I got bored of it.
Now, I know that I quit because I didn't want to practice on a regular basis. Basically, I wanted to be good at playing the violin, but didn't want to put in the work and effort needed.
I regret quitting now, because I still have a love for the instrument, and want to play again. The thing is, since it's been so long since I've played, I don't remember a thing. I have forgotten how to read music, where the notes are on the strings, everything.
Which is frustrating for me. But, I am determined to relearn how to play, and to actually practice on a regular basis. I miss playing, and would love to be able to play again, and be proficient in it.
Of course, I want to start out learning easy songs, so I'm not overwhelmed by it. I plan on learning one song every week or so, depending on how easy or difficult it is.
In no particular order, here are the songs I would like to learn how to play on the violin:
- Happy Birthday
- Mary Had a Little Lamb
- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
- The Star-Spangled Banner
- Amazing Grace
- Yankee Doodle
- Brahms' Lullaby
- My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
- Danny Boy
- Silent Night
- Joy to the World
- The Star Wars Theme song
- Harry Potter theme song
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas
- Somewhere Over the Rainbow
- Game of Thrones theme song
- You Are My Sunshine
- You Raise Me Up
- Pure Imagination
- Frere Jacques
- For He's a Jolly Good Fellow
- This Old Man
- O Holy Night
- Hot Cross Buns
- Row Row Row Your Boat
- What Do You Do with a Drunken Sailor
- Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen
- Firework by Katy Perry
- Happy by Pharrell Williams
- My Heart Will Go On
- Here Comes the Sun
- Can You Feel the Love Tonight
- La Bamba
- A Whole New World
- We Will Rock You
- Good King Wenceslas
- O Come All Ye Faithful
- Jingle Bells
- Deck the Halls
- Angels We Have Heard on High
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
- Away in a Manger
- A Thousand Years
- Bella's Lullaby
- Beauty and the Beast
- In Christ Alone
- Yellow Submarine
- Part of Your World
- Lean on Me
- Any Dream Will Do
- Oh Susanna!
- Pomp and Circumstance
- Love Theme from 'The Godfather'
- Do-Re-Mi from 'The Sound of Music'
- Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
- Summertime
- Pink Panther Theme
- Nothing But the Blood of Jesus
- How Great Thou Art
- It is Well with My Soul
- Jesus Loves Me, This I Know
- To God Be the Glory
- The Lord's Prayer
- When the Saints Go Marching In
- Hallelujah
- What a Friend We Have in Jesus
- Agnus Dei
- Ave Maria
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
- Ding Dong Merrily on High
- Miracle Hymn
- What a Beautiful Name
- 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)
- Firm Foundation (He Won't)
- O Come O Come Emmanuel
- Can't Help Falling in Love
- Hanging Tree
- Frosty the Snowman
- This is Halloween
- Waltz from Sleeping Beauty
- Jeopardy Theme
- Eleanor Rigby
- Theme from Pirates of the Caribbean
- Carol of the Bells
- When You Wish Upon a Star
- Super Mario Bros.
- Tale as Old as Time
- Do You Want to Build a Snowman?
- How Far I'll Go (from Moana)
- Waymaker
- What a Wonderful World
- Misty Mountains (from The Hobbit)
- Auld Lang Syne
- Schindler's List theme
- Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo
- Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow
- We Three Kings
- This is Me from The Greatest Showman
- Can't Help Falling in Love
- The First Noel
- Tale as Old as Time
I know this is a lot, but seeing as I haven't played in so long, I want to make up for it, I guess. And because I really do want to learn how to play all these songs.
There may be more songs I will add to this in the future, but this is enough to keep me busy for quuite a while, which I am happy about.
Like I said before, I am going to learn one song at a time and won't move on to the next song until I know how to play each one.
Do you play any instruments? If so, what do you play? If not, do you want to play one, and what would you like to play?
