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Position:Home>Performing Arts> I play guitar, mandolin, uke and just picked up banjo... is violin my next step?Question: I play guitar, mandolin, uke and just picked up banjo!.!.!. is violin my next step!? Never played an instrument with a bow before! I tried it the other day and it seemed fun!. :] Similar to the mandolin, but just a bit off!.
What is a good starter violin!? Is it frustrating to learn!? I learned mandolin in a few weeks, but this one seems a bit more!.!.!. complex!. Should I take the plunge!?Www@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Go for it! Knowing the mandolin helps although you'll find your left hand noting needs to be a lot more precise than it does on the mandolin!. The left hand isn't really that hard to learn despite the absence of frets; its getting the bowing smooth and good sounding, and figuring out how to get a danceable rhythm groove into your bowing, that makes fiddling challenging (but FUN)!. You sound like me!. I started on guitar as a teenager, got interested in old-time music in my late 20's, then started learning new instruments in my early 30's -- first mandolin, then clawhammer banjo, and then fiddle!. Now I play fiddle, banjo, guitar and mandolin in old-time and folkie jams, and play fiddle, some clawhammer banjo, and sing in a local bluegrass band!. FUN!!!!Www@QuestionHome@Com yes, take the plunge!. You already know that you have a talent for playing string instruments!. Violin is a wonderful instrument!. My daughter had no trouble learning it!. She took right to it and in a short time was the concert master of her school orchestra!.!. Good luck!!! you may be surprised to find that you like it best of all!Www@QuestionHome@Com Why not!? My Mother struggled with the violin forever but she had trouble with the piano!. Same tuning as you're used to so that might help!. Here's a link for a very good, relatively inexpensive, violin!. http://www!.stringworks!.com/mall/crescvio!.!.!. I was involved with a question the other day that had some really cheap ($70-130) student violins - can't vouch for the quality but not much expense!. I'll get back to you with that link!.Www@QuestionHome@Com I would say a "FIDDLE" would be your next step!. Is the banjo a 5 string bluegrass style!? Try musician'sfriend!.com they have a pretty good starter fiddle!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Sure, why not!? Live dangerously!. And how about upright bass and dobro!? have fun and let's jam!Www@QuestionHome@Com You seem very talented! Yes, I'd definitely go for the violin!. I think I'm going to try that one after I master the guitar!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |