Plateau

I'm at a plateau in my fiddle learning.

For the last year I've been around the same level in playing. There were some set backs associated with anticipated decrease in hearing and getting used to new hearing aids, and I've faced those challenges head on. But it's a thankless task - clawing back to where I was two years ago.

I've started an interest in photography, but there's a decision I'm facing.

How much more do I invest into my music?

Is this the end of the road for my musical journey or is there more? Do I look elsewhere?

I haven't even begun with my hardanger fiddle journey and already it feels like it's over. I can't find a teacher here. I can't really show it off here. And no one here knows what it is.

Everyone here plays classical and I feel like traditional music takes a back seat. The biggest trad music festival here is on the verge of being shuttered and I don't feel connected to the community.

When I was writing I used to love looking at other art forms to bring them back into the writing, to infuse my writing with learnings from other art forms.

I feel like I'm starting to get into the same style with music. Take my photography and infuse it into the music.

There's still the practical question: where do I go from here?