I am interested in taking lessons to play the violin, but I am having trouble knowing where to look for a teacher. If anyone has any ideas of where I could look, please e-mail me. Also, I live in a city that isn`t very large so I thought the best place to go is a music shop or our college. Thanks

I have taken violin lessons for 15 years. And you can look in the phone book under music or musical! Then look and see if you see any ad about lessons like a music store or some school!

Bye,
Richard

or, what you could do, you could look up in your local paper to find out if any students are teaching violin too, sometimes it`s cheaper...

You`re not to late to start playing the violin believe me...although I started when I was 7. Do you like classical music or do you prefer country etc.?

I play classical so I could steer you in that area and I could recommend classical starting books and a format that has worked for me on getting familiar with the notes and where they are located on the violin, there are no frets like on a guitar.

Also I recommend going to the local violin repair shop in your area and ask who is the best violin teacher in your area and they usually will give you two or three names to seek out. My lessons are very expensive about $40.00 per lesson. But well worth it because I take from a Julliard Graduate who has a bachelors degree from them. So I am getting great instruction. You have to be aware of how to hold the violin, how to hold the bow properly, and keeping your arm straight at all times when bowing straight over the strings.

So that`s probably where I`d say to start go to your nearest violin repair shop from there call the teachers and find out what there rate is.

Violins aren`t cheap unless you`re lucky to inherit one of good quality or buy one. I recommend buying a cheap one to find out if you have the talent to persue it then you haven`t spent alot of money. When you become advanced you will want to graduate up to a better violin and they run from $1000.00 to $500,000 to a Million for a Strad, one of the finest violins made in the world.Itzak Perlman plays a Strad it`s worth 20 Million and one of a kind.

Good luck on your playing and remember playing the violin takes a whole life time if this something you want to do. Focus on the music and dedication to your playing and learn to read music most important.

Take music in school.

Feel Free to write back Jake.
and remember, Practice Practice Practice, That`s what Jascha Heifitz said one the Greatest violinist who ever lived.

Paul Lee