One very important thing to bear in mind is that the Violin, at the end of the day, is simply just a musical instrument and in-order for you to learn to play it you really do not have to be a concerto violinist. From time to time you see these 4 year old geniuses on YouTube playing instruments like the violin " your child does not have to be a musical genius like these to start to learn the violin.

The qualities you need are simply " the interest to play the violin and the tenacity to be taught how to play it. Having these qualities is half the battle " however you need to understand that it will take time for you to learn the basics of handling and playing the instrument. Be prepared to practice -practice " practice.

Realise that this is not a race " you are not competing with anyone " so take your time to master handling and playing the violin. If you are lucky and gifted you may find that this may only take you a few days " but if it takes you longer " don't fret as long as you are enjoying yourself.This tends to apply especially to those wanting to learn from home.

Twenty years ago, as far as musical education was concerned there was really a very limited choice. If you wanted to learn violin then you really either hired a personal mentor or you enrolled into a local music class.

I should say that there is absolutely nothing wrong with either of these choices " but what if you were not able to access either of these routes for whatever reason " shouldn't you still be able to enjoy learning to play the violin? Thank goodness that today the internet has been a game changer here " today you have access to online courses on the internet.

Today Online Violin courses present tremendous value and opportunity for you to learn to play the violin in the comfort of you home. With a wide range of choices " some will even let you trial part of the course for free.

Fantastic for those that don't really fancy the stress of going once or twice a week to a classroom environment " they can learn from the comfort of their home.

Obviously a possible downside would be the fact that you will not be able to interact with other students some of who may be at your skill level- however I know that quite a lot of students like the idea of being able to learn from the comfort of their home.

Ask yourself this question " will I be happy learning from home? If the answer is yes then by all means sign up to an online course to learn to play the violin. Down the road when you are a bit more confident and perhaps finances and time allow " you can go and enrol in a music school.

By doing it this way hopefully you will find that when you do enrol into a class that you can easily cope with the lessons

If you can " try to buy a couple of good books teaching on learning to play the violin. Don't buy sheet music at this stage no matter how tempting it is. Keep practising until you are very comfortable in handling you violin and perhaps only at this point consider sheet music.