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Originally Posted by ArcheM
I know it's getting repetitive, but I'm going to apologize again, for double-posting and just suddenly deciding to talk about this topic, because it feels weird.
Violin is tough, although I've never studied it. I'm going off my experience playing guitar. I quit it about 2 years ago. That is, I quit practicing it regularly, and I recently started getting back into it with a more fresh perspective. So it's part of its... "charm" but it's too hard. Guitar is too hard, and I guess violin is another level. There's a zealous, fanatical component to the community, and there's essentially a hand fitness regimen you have to keep up, which is not natural, by the way (the things your hands have to do). Then there's the upkeep and cost of the instrument. Also it's not made to be able to look at the fretboard.
What I'm saying is that I wish I had an easier instrument. Guitar really seems to make sense, as an instrument, only if you want to become a professional player. If you're doing it just casually, there's easier things you could be doing for as much impact, with less anxiety.
Do you feel like that at all about violin?
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I played violin as far back as 4th grade up until 10th grade, so even tho it's been many, many years since I have played it (I am 42 now), it doesn't feel as unnatural to me as I thought it would. Holding the bow is the hardest part - but it always was
I was smart though and bought a beginner's book that came with a cd so I can hear how it's supposed to sound while I play - because my musical ear isn't what it once was.
I do watch my finger placement though because I still know approximately where they are supposed to be.
Easier instruments would include drum, tambourine, xylophone, and bells. Each has it's own difficulty though if you want to play it well. For instance - bells. They aren't just one bell, but a series of bells for differing notes, and you must learn how and when to stop the reverberation of the ringing of each note in the song. The drum sounds different depending upon where you tap the drim with the drum sticks. But all instruments allow you a release and tend to relax you as music engages your entire brain, not just one side or the other.