Violins

Violins: Violin - an opportunity (311 words)
by HelenW - written on 19.01.08 (Useful, 49 readings)
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I started to play the violin aged 14, as my third instrument, behind the flute and piano. Although I don't come from a musical family, I just knew I wanted to be able to play the violin! I couldn't get fitted into lessons at school as I was already being taught flute and there was a high demand for string lessons. My parents enrolled me into lessons with a private teacher, through a recommendation from a musician. At this time, it was my intention to become a musician. I started off on a Stentor Student 2, costing around £100. These are mass produced and are not wonderful for taking past a certain level. Although I couldn't afford to purchase a new violin ...

Learn to play, learn to love (1164 words)
by craigy_baby_2000 - written on 17.02.02 (Very useful, 830 readings)
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Whilst on my daily 25 minute dawdle home from school the other day, thoughts were flying through my head as to just what my next opinion could possibly be on. I wanted to pick something I've still yet to write on, but something that would be interesting and a real passion of my life. I chose the category ‘Violin’ because, unsurprisingly enough, I play violin. Being an A-level Music student, and Grade 8 violinist, as well as choral director and singer in multitudes of choirs, I do tend to spend a rather large proportion of my life based around music and composing, playing, singing and breathing it. Although I can play Grade 3-4 piano and sing at a ...

Violins: Has it all been Worthwhile ? You Bet !!! (3206 words)
by sidneygee - written on 16.01.01 (Very useful, 810 readings)
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Let me start by saying that neither myself, nor Heather (the wife) received any musical education at all. Born in the 1940?s, money was too scarce in our families for such 'fripperies' in the 1950?s and thank goodness those times of shortages and (for many families), real hardship are over. We were thus not particularly ambitious for any of our three children to learn to play any musical instrument. However, we were settled in Edinburgh and our children firmly in the state school sector when our elder daughter showed 'musical aptitude' in Primary 2/3 with teaching herself to play the recorder. She had been given the instrument by ...