I’ve been considering learning, but I wanted to know how difficult it would be. I do have musical experience: I played piano for five years when I was little, I was in my middle school’s band, and now I take a guitar class in high school (which I’m fairly good at). Considering that, how hard do you think it would be for me to learn to play the violin? Thanks!

You’ll probably be fine. I was totally opposite of you. I have played the violin for 9 years and I took up guitar about 5 years ago. I pretty much had no problem. Some of the techniques are the same, but there will be a lot of things you’ll have to learn differently. But, maybe you should consider the cello. It’s a little bigger than the guitar, so there’s no size difference to get used to. Bowed instruments are pretty much the same. The concept is very similar. So, if you play the violin, it’s pretty simple to learn the cello. Vise versa.

Will one of the nation’s greatest violinists be noticed in a D.C. Metro stop during rush hour? Joshua Bell experimented for Gene Weingarten’s story in The Washington Post: http://wpo.st/-vP (Video by John W. Poole)

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Affordable Stagg 4/4 Silent Electric Violin Set with Case and Accessories – Black For Sale
Stagg introduces an incredible value with its 4/4Silent Electric Violin Set with Case and Accessories! The silent electric design is the perfect solution for anyone wanting to play live without complicated mic setups, and for those who want to practice without anyone hearing. The sleek design features a solid-maple body design finished in metallic red lacquer, with both a ?” output and an 1/8″ …

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Affordable Stagg 4/4 Silent Electric Violin Set with Case and Accessories – Black For Sale

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Angry Crazy Music Teacher Destroys Students Violin
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PART 2 (A Play-Along Exercise Video)
…Continued from ‘Learning Violin & Viola Arm Vibrato – Part 1′ video …

Learn violin/viola arm vibrato in 5 simple steps with these tips from MusicianTip.com – Cristin Patterson walks you through each step and shows you what to do. This is putting “air vibrato” skills from “Part 1″ to use with the violin and the bow.

Watch first, then do the exercises with me! This video is shown in mirror image, so you can copy what I’m doing exactly – just like you’re doing an exercise video. I promise you won’t get as sweaty, though. (I’m not playing left-handed!)

Be sure to watch and do exercises in ‘Learning Violin & Viola Arm Vibrato – Part 1′ video first so that this will be easier to learn.

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