String or sing

I think this is the earliest picture of Mum. I don't think she persevered with the violin. I remember her taking piano lessons at one stage but it was her voice that we'll always remember. Mum was always singing - I can remember her annoying me so much by singing the same song over and over again that I left the house and stormed down the street in protest. She was still singing the same song when I got home (about 5 minutes later)