Trust me- if they come right out and tell you, they don't know what in the heck they're talking about. But don't EVER let anyone tell you that you suck. Oh, and you can tell whoever says that "you suck" or "you sound terrible" or anything even remotely close to that to go. It's harder than heck to master, but it's worth it. Think of it this way: if every Joe-Blow off the street could pick up a violin and play a Mendelssohn concerto- there would be nothing captivating about the instrument. I think it's important to remember that nothing worth doing is easy at first. My 'boycott' usually lasts half a day (if I'm really luck) and then I find myself running to pick it up again. "WHO PLAYS THE VIOLIN?!? IT'S TOO HARD TO MAKE ANYTHING SOUND MUSICAL OR BEAUTIFUL!!" But then I put down my violin and try to live without it. Every once in a while I wonder what in the heck I was thinking.I find there is a zen like characteristic to violin, that you can always learn something from the simplest piece and play it for a long time to learn the most of it. I've been playing for 3 years and got to lvl 4. another person practices 3 hours a day an got to suzuki 6 in a year. But actually, always leaves us with something to learn and a lot of the time skills according to the amount of energy we put in the instrument. I think that the fact that we dont get instantaneous result doesn't necessarily makes it hard. I actually never learned that playing the violin was hard before hearing other people say that. really can't imagine obeo, french horn, sax or other. Is playing an air instrument harder? I get a headache when I whistle for too long. Is reading two line at once with two hand playing with a piano easier, but without bow control and intonation? I think learning and playing the violin ''is playing the violin''.
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