Congratulations!

No, I'm afraid we all go throught the initial squawky stage when first learning an instrument.

I used to play my fiddle in the basement washroom (about 2 feet by 6 feet) just to avoid inflicting my learning on others...

Oh, well... that stage passes, and fine music will come from you and your melodeon.

And I'm curious as to what an epidermal would be...sounds like a good word to give a new definition to!