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Should I Learn to Play Piano or Violin?
Which should I learn to play? I cannot make up my mind.
Tags: Learn Violin, Learn To Play Piano, Learn Piano
Tags: Learn Violin, Learn To Play Piano, Learn Piano
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I would go with the Piano.
I play the organ/keyboard/piano and I believe it’s more versatile.
Now I can play compositions any place that has a piano, especially various dinner parties I attend. Duets are always fun.
I play the piano and violin so i find piano more helpful once you learn this you will be able to play other instruments in the percussion family such as the xylophone, marimbas and other keyboard instrument its much more easy to learn and its depends if ur fingers are long enough for the violin because you’re fingers practically wrap around the violin neck.
Hmph. This is quite a loaded question. You have to look into a few things… For instance, what is your musical background? It might be easier to start with piano and go into violin if you’ve never had any musical training. That said, depending on the size of your hand and arm, some may find the violin much easier than the piano. I heartily encourage you to learn both! They’re both amazing instruments that have great emotional potential! Make sure you get a good teacher though… A bad teacher can ruin any instrument. Good luck!!!
start with the piano it will make it easier to play the violin. The piano is more difficult if you pursue it and play it well, and it gives you the basis sight reading wise to learn violin.
Well I am in the process of learning four instruments, piano, violin, guitar, and saxophone. It depends on your liking. Those instruments fits my style of music. Both, the violin and piano, play classical music, but the piano you can play rock, blues, jazz, and much more. It depends on if you want to learn both and have the time and money. Once you learn music theory, how to read music, you can play any instrument. Now, don’t just think that you can play the piano easily. It takes time and dedications to become great. Anyone can just sit in front of a piano and play some notes, but the art of playing the piano comes from technique. Many pianists have had many years of experience. Don’t get upset and quit if you don’t get in within a couple of months, because it can take awhile for you to become a great pianist. Violin is another great instrument and it also takes time to learn all of the fundamentals and technique. Hoped I helped and good luck to you.
In a way, I agree with those that say “learn both”. I also say, if you want to learn both, do it.
I’m a pianist, but I love the violin, cello, voice, organ, harpsichord, and flute and would love to learn them all some day. Obviously, that is – in my opinion – a ridiculously ambitious goal, but I plan on going through unless I die.
However, I’m sure we all understand that delegation is necessary, and so some instruments need to take the back seat, at least for a short time. That being said, you ought to decide whether you prefer harmony and motific melody, or lyrical melody and “natural sound”, as piano and violin are respectively.
It goes without being said, a piano can be lyrical and has such an indescribably beautiful sound that can be considered quite natural in itself (a good piano); a violin, or several violins, can create such a ravishing harmony, that it’s just wonderful.
I piano is like water, in that when you touch it, it ripples delicately and peacefully, yet when you hit it, it splashes into the air, like a flock of birds roused from a cliff side. A violin is really quite a lot like the human voice, for it can give soothing consolation, or it can break ones heart with it’s song. Sorry for the poor poetic discourse. I hope you choose soon.
depends on how far you’re willing to go
piano is really, really, REALLY easy to grasp. all you have to know is the position of the notes as well as the basic hand position. however, if you ever decide to pursue piano professionaly, it’s going to be hard since everyone plays it
the violin is quite hard at first. not only do you have to know how to read the notes, you need to worry about tone, bow, fingering, quality of sound, hand position, etc. it’s really quite confusing at the start. however, it sounds so beautiful and perhaps easier to pursue as a career since there are not as many violins out there.
another way of looking at it is, would you rather play on a machine (the piano) or the voice of god (violin)?? quoted from my director of music
hope that helps somewhat…
Piano…Personally I picked up piano and violin and I have an affinity with the piano…Its much less demanding than other instruments like violin or the flute where you would need to spend considerable time mastering the instrument…
But it is easy to learn…It is hard to master as well.
Violin. Ive played for almost nine years and im 15. It was a struggle at first, but it is so worth it. I played the piano as well but it was maddd easy. The challenge would be taking up the violin beacuse you have to find each not with your finger, the specific notes are not marked like on the keys of a piano. With a piano you cant have bad intonation at all.
If you play the violin, you can easily do group music, playing in orchestras and the such. The piano is often a more solitary instrument.