Practicing erhu and enjoy playing

I practice playing the erhu whenever I have time. I mostly make time for the songs that I learned in the lessons, but I also play some songs for fun. 

After practicing for a while, I get bored at playing the same songs over and over. It is important to practice as much as possible. However, playing the same songs repeatedly makes me frustrating and stressful. So I feel like to play the song I like.

Though I like the song, I can't play it well enough. New songs for me are difficult to play. If I like the song, it motivates me to play more. 

Thesedays, I'm practicing "糸" and "菊花台" for fun. The YouTube videos I like are at the bottom of this article. I can't play like Kiriko san. Her erhu performances are so amazing and beautiful. I love to watch her videos. There are more erhu players I like, so I might mention them in some other articles as well.

My erhu's techniques aren't so well yet. I am still just following the notes of a song. It's difficult to put your feelings in to the music. I can't play well, but I'm progressing little by little. I am feeling more confident than before that I can play different music compared to the easy songs. 

It's important to enjoy playing the erhu for me. I don't want to force myself too much because I only want to play better enough to make myself comfortable. Thesedays, I feel I can reduce stress with my own sound. It's necessary for me to enjoy playing the erhu.

糸 by 桐子さん、さくらさん

菊花台 by 桐子さん、絵里さん