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Re-Learning the Violin as an Adult

My Personal Experience on Learning on My Own

Photo by Nadin Mario on Unsplash

The first musical instrument I learned was the violin.

When I was in elementary school, I joined orchestra and played a few years. Fast forward to about 2 decades later and after watching countless TwoSet Violin YouTube videos in 2020 and 2021, I decided to get a violin online in April 2021.

I created an Instagram account (the_amateur_violinist) and posted at least one video every month to share my progress.

I’ve received 2 direct messages from violin teachers with questions about how long I’ve been playing and my experience as a beginner violinist.

I figured I share my personal experience as an adult beginner violinist here on Medium in case others are interested.

1. Are you self-taught?

Since April 2021, I’ve been re-learning the violin on my own.

When I got my violin, I watched YouTube videos on how to assemble and tune a violin and how to rosin a violin bow.