Opinion: To speak plainly

Cosmin is always smiling. If you ask him how he feels about playing the violin, he will tell you that it makes him excited and that it’s fun. Cosmin has the most beautiful tone and very flexible fingers. He also has Down’s syndrome.

Cosmin started playing the violin just before the start of the pandemic. We met three or four times in person before lockdown began and we had to move the lessons online. His mother mentioned that it was not easy to find someone who would teach the violin to a child with Down’s syndrome. When she finally found me, she did not have to beg. There was something so stimulating about a ten-year-old boy with a disability loving the violin so much that he was ready to be challenged. We would both be challenged, and I do not regret it…