I can`t believe your friends would say such a horrible thing. The violin is one of the most melodic instruments, only being second to maybe the human voice. And not being cool? Not that you have to go main stream, or junk classical music, but the violin is so much more versatile than any instrument. You can play any genre of music that is out there. Take for instance, Miri Ben-Ari. I don`t know if you`ve heard of her, but she`s originally from Isreal and has made some jazz albums. Now she`s doing a lot of producing for famous R&B and Hip-Hop artists. She`s even coming out with her own album--sort of like a Carlos Santana album. One of the singles from her upcoming album is "Sunshine to the Rain." Though it might not be your type of music, you can at least appreciate her skills. And I can assure you that much of the music world thinks highly of her.
Here is a link to the song in Windows Media Player format.
http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/universalmotown/universal/miri_ben-ari/audio/01sunshine_to_the_rain.asx

You should also check her out in this video. There is a clip from her at "Showtime at the Apollo" about 4 minutes and 15 seconds into it. If your friends are not blown away by this, then they really have no intelligence or are too ashamed to admit that they are wrong.
http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/universalmotown/universal/miri_ben-ari/video/miri_epk2.asx

If you want to find out more about Miri, you can visit her website at http://www.miriben-ari.com. She also has an i-squad, where you can find tons of articles, pictures, and info on her: http://www.i-squad.com/MiriBen-Ari.html

I hope you feel proud to play the violin and I hope your friends will realize that they were wrong. Best of luck.

Why do you care what they say or think ?

my dear , the people who says that are the ignorant people. i am sure you have seen all the great things about a violin and being a violinist . I started earning at 15. I regret not starting earlier. The violin is a truely remarkable instrument, and one of the most difficult to master. Being played properly, it can be said as one of the best sounding among all the other instruments. Be proud that you are able to play it. Playing the violin well takes a lot of effort, and poise and gracefulness. Stand up to your friends if they continue their ridicule. at the end of the day, it is your friends who have lost out , not you.

Don`t listen to them. I had the same problems before. Your friends should accept your love for the violin because it`s part of who you are. And they should have some respect towards your playing, because it takes a lot of motivation and ambition to play the intstrument.

my jaws dropped after seeing that crazy hip hop violinist...

hey, i don`t play the violn, but i know that it isn`t a dumb instrument. there aren`t any dumb instruments. tell them that they can shove it up their butts, and also add that since they think that the violn is such a dumb instrument that you won`t invite them to your recitals if you have any. that is what i would say. i play the piano and a lot of people that play it say that it is dumb and then won`t admit it so i would just ignore them. so just ignore them and tell them to shove it up their big fat butts.
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join summer programs like aspen and meet some of the most passionate teens about the violin..you`ll never feel alone again!

Hey, I play the violin and I have so for over seven years and the violin is the hottest thing around. I play in all kinds of orchestras and stuff, but with my electric violin I own, I play in a punk band with my friends. The violin the best and when you get really good you can improvise with music to great effect. So, not only can the violin branch classical and fiddle music, it can do rock and punk too. See if you friends can tell you that’s not cool. (Oh, and when your friends can sight read sixteenth duples across three, let me know.)