Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Lie
Language: en
I saw a question online: What's it like to have a twin sibling who is a hundred times more accomplished than you? I replied: Accepted my fate, made my peace with it. I even posted an eight-year-old video of my sister and me practicing violin. We’d both had three lessons. My sister played "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" beautifully, clear and melodic. My rendition of "Chaconne from Partita No. 2, BWV 1004," however, sounded like a dull saw cutting through wood. But the comments section exploded. "Holy cow, OP, are you seriously not humble-bragging? Playing a piece as difficult as 'Chaconne…