Why Choose the Violin?

The violin can be started at a very early age and it doesn't cost as much as most other instruments. Later on it offers excellent opportunities to play with other people as orchestras need an awful lot of violinists. In the commercial music scene there has been an upsurge of interest in the violin lately, often using electric violins.

The violin is not an easy instrument to get started on. However, you will get an immense personal satisfaction from learning and making a success of something which requires slow and regular commitment. All the credit and rewards when you learn your first tune, play at the first concert or join the first ensemble will be yours. And, once you acquire the basic skills they will stay with you for the rest of your life. They might get a bit rusty if you stop using them, but they never go away completely. There is also an important social side of learning the violin. You do practice by yourself but as soon as you have the basic skills you can start making music with your friends. It is like belonging to a club or group when you all share the same interest.