Lessons for Violin

I keep being told that the violin is one of the instruments you need to start with when you’re still little, otherwise, you won’t be able to learn to play it that well. Is this true? Am I too old to start?

The only instrument I can play is the piano, and even that was self taught so I never learned to play it well or to read sheet music.

camlross asked:

I can’t read music.
To be honest, back at school music lessons never really interested me, although now I am older I hold a much higher appreciation to music and musicians. An instrument that particularly interests me the violin. Personally I have never played one, but I do know that you must be very talented to play well. To be honest I don’t really know what my question is. Do musicians ever start off playing the violin as their first instrument? And how do you learn to read music and is it difficult as it looks? In order to end up playing well, would I have to have started off at a very young age? Any other feedback from violinists regard this issue would be appreciated.

:0 asked:


I really want to learn how to play the piano. I just bought a keyboard, and am thinking about taking lessons. I can read music and everything. But only violin cleft.
How long would it take to learn bass cleft? and am I too old to learn? (14)