What did you do to ring in 2026? For me, it was watching the Stranger Things finale and in bed by 10:15p. Slept right through the fireworks no issue! I also lived vicariously through my student who sent pictures of her and her husband at the Goo Goo Dolls concert in Atlantic City NYE. Do you stay up to midnight or are you a sleep enthusiast like me?

The dreaded C five note roll has already entered the chat!! (Roll starting with 3 finger on G string.) Hope this helps. Congrats to all who posted videos!

I am sorry these are slightly out of order. I went to hit the expand button and accidentally hit the X and had to reupload. But after a few days, and finally remembering where everything was, I give you The Lord of the Rings medley!!!

I was just sharing this oldie-but-goodie blooper video over at Patreon and it sparked me to start a holiday tune share here on the main group feed. If you have a holiday tune you've been practicing please set up by your Christmas tree, throw on a hat, and give it a spin! Mistakes and works in progress welcome. While the outside world may seem to define us by our mistakes and flaws, this is a rare online living room where we all completely understand what all goes into playing a violin tune. Our ears are different at this point and we can applaud each other for what parts are going right. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from my inner hot violinist to yours! xo, Jenny

Congrats @Graham Acres and @Michael Miller for getting something up on the tune share thread! If you wanna check out the videos, Mike posted his as a comment reply to my post, and Graham’s is its own post in the ‘🌲❤️‍🔥 Hot Holiday Tunes’ category thread. Either way works! Also, it doesn’t have to be a holiday tune, for the record. It can be anything, and it’s just cool that it will be here for you to look back next year and see how far you’ve come. As a side note, I do love Christmas music as a tool for violin learning. We’ve heard the tunes so many times, like it or not they are seared into our brains which is a short cut for working intonation and rhythm. And/or with New Years coming…. Auld Lang Syne anyone?!? Always love to hear you play, Jenny