A little while back, Nige made a throwaway comment that he thought he could learn to play a song on the violin in a week.

He was put to the ultimate test. He had to learn had to successfully learn ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ by Guns N’ Roses in one week.

The Brekky team went down to Better Music to pick out the perfect violin for Nige and get some basic pointers.

Nige was also treated to an example of what 10 years of training on the violin sounds like…

 

 

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We kept an eye on Nige’s progression, he updated us regularly. Unfortunately his cat Harry was not on board with Nige practicing at home, and sabotaged practicing sessions. It meant Nige had to practice at work when he could.

Soon enough Friday came around, and Nige had to prove he’d completed the challenge.

In the most Nige-like fashion he found a loophole to completing the task…

 

 

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A big thanks again to Better Music for lending Nige the beautiful violin!

 

Listen to Nige’s live performance here:

 

 

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