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Violin lessons in Year 3 - do we really need to get a half-size violin?

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Tinker · 01/10/2004 17:14

My little 7.5 year old went into today very excited about her first violin lesson. She took my old violin - full size naturally. She has come all despondent because music teacher has said she will have to get a half size one which means shelling out ££50 for an instrument she may not take to.

I used that violin in the Juniors, as did my brother. Are the school being mean?

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almost40 · 02/10/2004 19:16

What age do they recommend starting violin? Also, does anyone have any comments about the Suzuki method?

tamum · 02/10/2004 20:44

I don't know anything driectly about Suzuki, but at least this will bump the thread.

At primary schools they generally start at about 7-8, I think. My ds started at 6 because he was already at a Saturday morning music school, and that's the age they recommended. I think the main thing about starting is to get a good teacher as technique is so important (holds for the bow and the violin) that it can be very hard to un-learn if you start off sloppily.

HTH

Yorkiegirl · 02/10/2004 21:10

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tamum · 02/10/2004 21:56

Oh, I second that recommendation for musicroom, I've used them lots and they're fab.

roisin · 02/10/2004 22:30

Oh no, not another mumsnet recommendation for a site for me to spend a fortune in! This is just what I've been looking for - we haven't got a music shop in our town, and the nearest one is pretty useless.

Has anyone used these books Theory made easy for little children - they look great.

Yorkiegirl · 02/10/2004 22:36

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roisin · 02/10/2004 22:54

I've got these already: Chester's flashcards - they are great fun, and really versatile.

I'm going to spend a fortune on this site, I just know

I started teaching ds2 some piano, he's having fun; but he's most interested in the theory. He already knows all the note values, understands simple time signatures, knows an octave of notes in C major scale, and loves writing his own tunes!

SueW · 02/10/2004 23:09

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musica · 02/10/2004 23:44

Sue, sometimes people just have an affinity for a particular instrument, or really don't click with an instrument they're doing - I had a piano pupil who I thought was a total dead loss musically, she took up singing lessons and bingo, she had found her niche!

SueW · 02/10/2004 23:51

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almost40 · 21/10/2004 03:27

Yorkiegirl, are you advising that 3 yo is the right age to start Suzuki?

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