How hard to learn violin?

GaussianInteger
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:01:11 +0000

I’ve played the piano for about 8 years and the violin for about 3. I found playing violin more difficult; but that’s probably explained by my relative lack of experience. On piano, once you reach a certain level, it seems easier to improve, and it doesn’t require as much oversight. On the violin, it felt like you were constantly learning new things (bowing techniques, shifting positions, etc.), and I felt that it was harder to progress. If I didn’t get what my violin teacher was saying, I could be stuck learning something for a month or so without much improvement. In piano, I felt that if I was practicing my pieces I always improved.