I am 26 years old, can I learn to play the violin?

Question

or is it too late?

Answer 1

you can definitly play the violin. however, itreally depends on if you are willing to commit time & strength to it. violin is harder than it looks, and it takes a lot of pracitce. you should start by getting a violin (OBVIOUSLY!) and a violin teacher.

BTW- DONT START WITH SUZUKI! later on you will have many difficulties learning harder pieces. [[sight-reading]]

Answer 2

No it's never to late. One of my old private teachers taught some one about your age.

What you do is get a private Suzuki Method teacher, because this teaches you everything you need to know. There are about 10 books to go through to graduate from Suzuki, but you can quit when ever you want, I've been doing this for about 7 years and it hasn't let me down. Also there are usually 2 big Suzuki concerts each year one is the Graduation which you can graduate from all the levels starting at level 1 or the twinkles level. I really recommend this because it really helps and hey, if you're good enough after awhile you could get invited to go to Japan where the founder Shinichi Suzuki lived he's dead now :(
And it's a great way to train your ear so you can become a better singer too.

Don't listen to anyone who says that this is a bad way to go, because they say you won't be able to sight read hard pieces well, I've been playing the violin for 7 years with the Suzuki Method and I can read lots of hard music.

Answer 3

Of course you can! I started at 23, and was playing with a local symphony 1.5 years later - paid and everything. Just put in the work, and practice, and you'll be fine. Get yourself a decent teacher and a rental violin to start on, to make sure you're not making a huge investment before you know you want to continue. Once you know what you want out of a violin, you can buy one. Good luck!

Actually, I would recommend Suzuki. If you can read music, it's a great place to start - you'll be playing interesting stuff much faster.

Answer 4

of coarse you can learn, if you have time to practice, a book, a violin, and the want to. The desire to learn is the most important. If you can get a teacher to get you started , at least for the 1st year, it would be best.
Age doesn't have much to do with. I believe Mozart started around age 5-7, I know of people that started in their 70's.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

It's never too late. Just put in effort like most people say. However, you will need to put in much more time and effort compared to a kid as they are like a piece of blank paper and easier to learn. If you have music background however, things are different. Assuming you do not have music background, I still advice you not to learn unless you are sure you are going to commit to it. Suzuki or not, I do not think it matters but the crucial part to me is the chemistry between the teacher and the student. Good Luck!

Answer 7

no, you are virtually a senior citizen now. nothing left for you but prune juice and tuesday night bingo. if you really want to play the violin, then play it. rather you can play it well depends on how much time and effort you put into it. your age is just a number, and the people that have been playing all their lives don't necessarily have an advantage, just a head start. unless your doctor only gave you a few months to live you have plenty of time to learn.

Answer 8

Of course you can, baby. If you really really want to and have a willingness to practice regularly you can learn the violin.

Answer 9

Well I think its too late. May be U will play it.. if you have the Music in your body. Or else if U are new to music...and not familiar with things like reading notations and all the dynamics... then it will take a lot longer..

If U already have mastered it.. its a piece of cake.
First learn the Lines and spaces, treble clef, base clef, Dynamics, Italian word set and mastering any musical instrument will be nothing.

So good Luck!!!

Answer 10

In many groups that i have played in it was always a joy to see people learning a instrument if they tried. most musicians find it a joy to see a person learning a instrument and are willing to help out. so try it out it can be fun for all ages .