Ayşe Sıdıka ERDURMUŞ

Flute and children... I have ever loved and admired them. That’s why Lirik Nefesler is very precious for me. Flute was so gentle and beautiful and I had wanted to play it since I was a little girl. Whenever I saw someone playing it, I watched closely trying to understand how they blowed it and made that charming sound. Needless to say that I tried to have a flute and take lessons. But this dream could not come true for a long time because of impossibilities. By the way, I started studying Industrial Engineering at METU. In the last year of the university, eventually, I started to take my first flute lessons. However it lasted only few months. Then I graduated and got a start in business life. Years were passing by in a hurry. One day I heard about Aslı from a friend. It affected me that she and her studets were giving concerts and performing for charity. Beacuse I was also wondering if I could play for a purpose and with a group when I start to play flute. I met her and we started lessons but I had to suspend it after few months. It was after 2 years and at the age of thirty when I was finally able to make a real start for my flute education. In fact, this start took me to a journey that was beyond my expectations. I am not only learning to play an instrument, but also things that I can implement in various situations in my life. I am also discovering my talents and facing with my fears and weaknesses. That is why I am saying “Why don’t you also start?” to people around saying to me “What will you get by starting after this age?”. I can’t say that it is easy. Sometimes I feel like I am getting back to the beginning as I cannot even blow the flute. However I am also learning that these are usual the stages of learning that every player passed. I am so motivated by being a part of a group consisting of nice people got together for social responsibility projects. Few weeks ago I performed my first concert with the group in which we played for autisctic chiledren and it was one of the happiest times of my life. Consequently, I don’t think that I am late for something and see that there will be many nice things to share and good times to enjoy together.