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Violin as first instrument, flute as a second?

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maggiethecat · 04/02/2010 23:21

DD will soon be invited to apply for intrument training at school starting in Sep. She already does violin but has expressed an interest in the flute. Her permanent top front teeth have come through and others are making appearances.
Would it be ok to go for flute as a second intrument? Not sure if it will work well with violin training which I'm guessing will be her focal area.

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gaelicsheep · 04/02/2010 23:35

I'm not too sure about having two instruments that are so different. At some point she's going to have to choose which of those to play in an orchestra - which would almost certainly be violin since that will be her first instrument and there are many more places for fiddle players - and the other would quite likely fall by the wayside at that point.

The piano would be a much more useful and versatile second instrument, and is pretty much essential if she wants to take music further when she's older.

MaggieTaSeFuar · 04/02/2010 23:31

i'd start her on tin whistle !! i play the flute myself and my dd does tin whistle. she's 7. she loves just that for now! maybe i'm not pushing her enough! depends i suppose. if she's already playing the violin, then i'd think htat flute too was hothousing!! but then i'm lazy and my kids are lazy.

coldtits · 04/02/2010 23:31

One or the other until she can read music fluently. Flute is easier to make a nice sound with. Violin sounds HIDEOUS until you are quite good, so can be demoralising.

One or the other though. Not both. Once she can read music properly, she will be able to learn a new instrument very easiliy because she won't have to concentrate so hard on what the soulnds are, just on getting them out.

Irishchic · 04/02/2010 23:28

If she is that young is that not a bit too much for her to be taking on..

Unless she is gifted at music..?

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