![]() A 17-YEAR-OLD girl’s passion for music has helped her secure space at the Fountainview Academy in Canada to be part of an orchestra to play violin. Charlene Sahoto’s interest in playing violin began in 2018 when she was in grade seven, when her mother helped her registered for a two-week music programme in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea . “I already knew how to play the guitar and keyboard, so when mom said that the music programme in Port Moresby was also teaching violin, I said, okay, add it to the list,” she said. “I attended the music programme twice, in 2018 and 2019. “That’s when we were living in Kokopo.” ![]() Charlene recalled the day when they introduced the instrument to them, and she said that it was a new instrument to her and it was terrifying. She said after playing the instrument, she got a stiff neck and all her fingers were bruised and turned purple. “After I got used to the instrument, everything was fine, and I was able to play a simple melody like twinkle, twinkle little star,” she said. Charlene became familiar with the instrument when they moved to New Zealand and stayed for a year there, where she took regular violin lessons. A recent video of Charlene playing violin at Busu Secondary School during the mini-school exhibition went viral on Facebook because not everyone in the country played violin to produce melodious music. Through her family’s support, Charlene, the second eldest of three, will be joining the orchestra at the Fountainview Academy in Canada to fulfil her dream of being with the team to participate in music. “It is worth making music and having trust that you are able to produce the sound that people like to hear and make them feel nice,” she said. “Enjoy what you like doing.” The National / PNG Education News Also read Comments are closed.
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