How To Learn The Violin As An Adult?

Thank you and all the YouTubers who are my teachers on beginning viola. I use a microtuner to keep on pitch while my ear learns. That slows me down but will be worth it. To keep from getting bored I have collected a dozen beginning viola method books, many of them vintage, cheap on ebay. Every day I grab a different book to play through and it becomes an adventure. I'm learning laterally rather than forcing myself to advance.

im 65, i have been playing on and off since i was 11. i was strict about lessons till i was about 20, then life happened. but i always keep going back to my violin, it was my first love. im trying to practice "right" and i want but cannot afford lessons right now. im trying to be my own teacher. ive had 10 years of teachers so i think i am going about the right way. like in allegro arpeggio and scale runs ill start out slow and even play them in different rhythms and it really seems to help solidify these otherwise difficult passages. even with my daily scales and arpeggios i practice in diff rythyms too

I have been playing the violin for 2 years now, and your tips are spot on. Excellent video!

I'm a 60 years old beginner and have been playing about three months, mine is hanging on the wall and find it hard to resist picking it up several times a day.

Love your videos Joel. I'm an adult beginner and I enjoy learning but sometimes it is really tough. This video is encouraging. Thanks!

Great video. Love a violin today.

Thank you for this excellent video!

Thank you, Joel. I watched your video when I started learning the violin a year ago, you teach to put all fingers on the fingerboard that's help a lot.

I recommend buying a violin stand. That way you don’t have to put the violin away in the case.

Great video! In a few days I will be starting beginning violin lessons at the local community college through continuing education. The teacher is somewhat young but has, in my humble opinion, excellent credentials. At 67 years of age I will be showing up with my new Kennedy violin that I purchased from Amazon but wish I had purchased directly from Kennedy violin. One advantage for me I believe will be that I do play acoustic guitar on a dedicated level. I have developed some bad habits with one being keeping my fingers down on the fretboard. It is one that I am working to correct but it takes constant awareness. All the points you made are so good and I will keep them in mind. Thank you for making these quality videos that are so very helpful. Scales scales and more scales. Whoo whoo!

Thank you!! Your videos are the BEST! In my later sixties and you are very encouraging and SO HELPFUL!

Thanks - this is really helpful. I am trying to learn "Scotland" from Georgia Rae's video.

Yep, 66 yo - all good tips, and no 1 is a TEACHER. Then commit to your national examinations syllabus. It focussed your learning like nothing else! I like classical, but I love jazz and blues violin. But I need to get the formal training done (walking) so I can run!

Thanks for the video. I'm starting the violin as a lifelong dream but I'm getting my 2 4 6 and 7 year old to start as well since we all listen to classical music. It will be a journey so lets see..we'll be watching you and I will find a teacher to come over for a few hours a week.

That is a good idea! Leave it out!

At present self learning any instrument is more easy than before ,which you learn from cd or book only, you will get great teacher from youtube but I agree that learn from actual teacher is better. I do self learning saxophone and I want to learn violine (again ),as I have it since last 10 years ago.I stopped practice cause sicked of string torn out due to wrong tuning system.

I'm a little sad the links to the other videos mentioned didn't make it into the description. Ah well, time for a dive into the archives, i suppose!

Thank you for this video, Sir! This inspired me to finally consider learning the violin. I’m in my early 30s but really wanted to play the violin since I was a kid. We couldn’t afford it as I grew up poor but as an adult I can finally finance this dream of mine. Is it alright for me to start learning with a silent violin? My living arrangement does not allow me to make too much noise/ sounds and I probably couldn’t learn with an acoustic violin. Thank you and more power to you! 🙂

Im only 25, starting violin today. Total beginner cant even read music but I want to it so badly.

Thank you Joel! Quick question....did you have corona virus flu? And if you did how did you manage it? I had to stop playing for a year cause my body was in excruciating pain.