Everybody has once heard a violinist or fiddler playing with a scratchy sound and slightly out of tune. We all know young children and their first challenging years on the violin… So the violin has a reputation for being a complex instrument. But is it a deserved reputation? On many instruments, like the piano or…
Like me, if you have inherited your violin, or maybe you just have seen that band. In any case, consider starting the violin and envision yourself on stage or having a great time with your musician friends. But contemplating the task, you fear that it can be a too tricky instrument to learn, especially as…
This is the question many parents ask before selecting an instrument for their children. And this is a tough decision as changing instruments is not easy after several months or years of practice. The violin and the guitar are both string instruments that look alike somehow. But is playing the violin more complicated, and how…
It is often said that playing the violin is harder than playing the piano. This is a crucial question when a kid starts to learn an instrument. Parents want to give the best chance to succeed. There are a lot of children who learn both the violin and the piano at any classical conservatory up…
Every musician asks this question. I did ask it myself for a long time. It is human: we all want to learn as fast as possible. We do not wish to any roadblocks between us now and the future ability to play as well and freely as we can imagine. But the more we practice,…
Is violin too hard for kids? Will my kid be up to the task? Learning the violin is such a daunting task. Are there qualities that my kid can develop from learning the violin anyway? The answer has proven to be yes; there are many benefits to learning the violin. I have tried to list…