hay all befor i start sorry about any spelling mistakes ...

haha ok well i havent played an instument for years and the last time i did it was a bass at school in yr 9, even then i could bearly read a sheet of music.

Now im going in to yr 12 at school really wanting to learn how to play the violin... ive never even held one befor but i love the way its just so peacful and just comforting and different to any thing ive tryed... so id like to learn how to play... im just wondering if there is any thing that i should really know before i start looking to get lessons or buy a violin... any info ill be greatfull for...

ok well thank you.. and... umm... wish me luck!!! haha

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am i to over my head to start playing the violin?? i hope not

No, I wouldn't say you "over your head".
I'm new to the violin but I have been playing instruments for as long as I can remeber.
You probably already know the basics... get a violin for your local music shop, find a nice teacher; dot, dot, dot
If you can't get a violin right away, start learning how to read music.
Getting a head start on reading music will make lessons eaiser.

Nope, I wouldn't say so too.

That was my attitude 5 years ago when I decided to learn how to play. I didn't know how to read music, but I learned during the way.

But let me warn you ~ its not gonna be easy at first. You gotta have the passion to play, even if it sounds like a saw at first. Don't get frustrated if people criticize your playing - keep practicing, 'cause thats what I did. 5 years ago, my mom commented on my playing and said that it sounded bad. But just last week, she cried when I played her favorite songs.

Also, my advice is that you find a good teacher. You can't really 'learn' to play the violin on your own. You'll only get frustrated.

Goodluck!

gee one day and 2 replyes.. thanks guys... but please dont stop giving me hints.. haha... i thik you again... but how much does a good first violin cost?? ive looked it up and some of the prices ive seen cant be right...

you are a beginner, buy something cheap that sounds ok. not cheap cheap, but not like $1000. that way you will know whether or not you wish to keep playing. then again if you don't want to keep playing, more expensive violins are easier to sell.
BUT YOU WON'T BE SELLING YOURS OF COURSE.
don't worry about learning the violin at your age. i did start playing violin in yr 9 (nz) at school. at my school we have an itinerant music scheme where the teacher comes to our school to give us lessons. check out your music department to see if you have the same thing. if you do there is the possibility you can hire a violin. they will probably be reasonably ok but not great. this is also a cheap way to learn an instrument. it cost me only NZ$45 a year for lessons and hire. NZ$15 if i had my own instrument. this was subsidised by our local government and school though, for all of the people totally outraged by my EXTREMELY cheep lessons. and the teachers aren't bad either.
the hardest thing you will find in the beginning is the excersizes your teacher gives you and not being able to read music. find a suzuki teacher if you can. i could not read music when i began and the music is notated like tab above the actual music. this means that you don't have to concentrate on learning how to read music but on your playing technique, which is more important. this saves you having to learn two things at once, only the one (slightly harder) thing. after a while you will be able to read music as easy as you read anything else.
but if you really love the sound and are excited about giving it a go do it! the song the devil goes down to georgia by the charlie daniels band is the reason i started playing.
go to your music store and check out the violins they have there. yamaha and even ashton are good brands for a beginner. i don't know if you can ashton outside of australasia. i think they are made in aussie...
find a violin teacher and ask them for advice if you want to speak to someone in person.
i will now end my novel.
good luck!