Tag: Violin

  • VIDEO: Man plays violin while paragliding to overcome fear

    VIDEO: Man plays violin while paragliding to overcome fear

    A musician who was scared to go paragliding for the first time played violin while in the air to steady his nerves.

    Fikret Eren, who teaches violin, brought his violin to distract himself from his fear and played his violin midair to soothe his first flight nerves.

    Eren’s friend Semih Er who is a professional paraglider invited him to visit the skies for the first time in a tandem paragliding session.

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    Eren said he was scared about taking his first flight when his friend suggested him to play the violin to distract himself during his flight.

    Eren brought his violin along to play the instrument high over the province of Kayseri in Turkey.

    Er said Eren overcame his fear and is now ready to enroll in a class to get his own paragliding license.

  • Woman plays violin during brain surgery

    Woman plays violin during brain surgery

    A patient at King’s College Hospital in London has played the violin while having brain surgery.

    The medical team asked Dagmar Turner, 53, to play the violin to ensure parts of the brain that control hand movements and coordination were not damaged during the surgery.

    Ms. Turner was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2013.

       The committed violinist, who plays in Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra, was worried the surgery would result in the loss of her ability to play. Her tumour was located in the right frontal lobe of her brain, close to an area that controls the fine movement of her left hand.

    Professor Keyoumars Ashkan, the consultant neurosurgeon at King’s College Hospital, came up with an idea to operate and reduce the risk.

    The brain tumour specialist holds a degree in music and is an accomplished pianist and shared Ms. Turner’s desire to save her musical skills.

    Before the surgery, doctors spent two hours carefully plotting her brain to identify areas that were active when she played the violin and those responsible for controlling language and movement.

    Ms. Turner played the violin while her tumour was removed, while closely monitored by the anesthetists and a therapist.