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I am 20 years old, and I played violin in the 5th grade, but I quit because of lack of encouragement. I am now 20 and I want to learn how to play violin again. I live in the inland empire of California area. Does anyone have any tips on how I could get started again. Am I too old now?

You are absolutely not too old; there is a local novice orchestra where I live and there are many adult beginners playing in there. What you could do is buy the Essential Elements books 1-2 to sort of refresh yourself, since they are basically like self tutorials. Once you reach a point where you can comfortably read music, you can consider hiring a tutor, or keep on teaching yourself by asking people online what you should play next, or continuing with the Essential Elements series, or progressing to the Suzuki Violin Method book series. They are all pretty much self-explanatory. After you are fairly comfortable with the violin, if you decide not to get a teacher or go with these series, just make sure that your practice is composed of 1. Scales (to as many octaves as you are capable, up to 3 sharps/3 flats) 2. Etudes (Particularly Wohlfahrt’s etudeswhen you are at an intermediate stage), and finally your solo piece. Your solo piece is anything for you to work on that showcases your current technical ability.

First Lessons, Violin $5.99 This text presents beginning violin technique and basic music-reading fundamentals, with an emphasis on the use of melodies and classical pieces to teach each new concept. The 28 lessons include basic technique and reading skills, scales in the keys of A, D, G, and C as well as bowing techniques such as dynamic contrast, slurs, accents, and staccato bowing. There are 47 melodies presented including works by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Handel, Mozart and other classical composers. The companion CD features all of the exercises and pieces recorded with solo violin and piano accompaniment.

The Violin $16.23 Publisher: London: The Strad Office; New York: C. Scribner''s Sons Publication date: 1905 Subjects: Violin -- History Violin -- Construction Violin makers Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.

First Lessons Violin $11.32 This text presents beginning violin technique and basic music-reading fundamentals, with an emphasis on the use of melodies and classical pieces to teach each new concept. The 28 lessons include basic technique and reading skills, scales in the keys of A, D, G, and C as well as bowing techniques such as dynamic contrast, slurs, accents, and staccato bowing. There are 47 melodies presented including works by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Handel, Mozart and other classical composers. The companion CD and DVD feature all of the exercises and pieces recorded with solo violin and piano accompaniment. Uses melodies and pieces to introduce technique and fundamentals. Includes scales in A, D, G, and C; slurs, accents, and staccato bowing. 47 melodies, including works by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart, and more. Companion CD and DVD contains all exercises and pieces. DVD 69:10 minutes.

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Many people are looking into online violin lessons, but are they worth investing in? Are you better off finding a local violin teacher and studying with them? Obviously both have their pros and cons but which one is best and which one should you go for?

This does depend a lot on the person who is taking the lessons and it depends a lot on what you are looking to gain. But there are some other factors to take into consideration, such as price, convenience and motivation.

If cost is an issue, then online lessons or something you should definitely think about. Many of the good programs online offer up to 6 months worth of lessons for the cost of a single off-line lesson. Many professional violinists can charge anywhere from $30-$80 for a one-hour lesson, whereas many of the online courses will provide you with lots of lessons for around a $30 one off fee.

Off-line lessons are certainly better if you find yourself a little harder than normal to motivate. Having a lesson looming over your head can often force you to practice and ensure you are prepared. Also the kind words and inspiration you will get from having a teacher in person could also benefit you and give you more motivation.

Both forms of tuition will hopefully teach you everything you need to know, providing that the teacher you are learning from can put things to do in a manner that you understand. One bonus for the online lessons is that you can repeat any lesson over and over again. Many lessons are in video format so these can be watched and repeated as many times as you like.

Online violin lessons certainly do have some great benefits, but it is worth doing your research before you commit to any of them.