My first violin was 300 ringgit and it sounded pretty good for a starter violin ,i think what matters is if you feel comfortable and is the sound ok to you.

250~400 is a standard price of starter violins.

Ah that's cool.

btw, i'll find an instructor in my college (they do have classes there too) and also to get that suzuki method book.

a rm250~300 violin is equal to a rm60 guitar.

whether it's good to start, you decide yourself.

My teacher uses suzuki too. I think many uses that.

suzuki for violin is like yamaha for electone/piano.

it's very very effective method, but sadly many teacher only use the book but never really know how to teach. the suzuki book only teach surfaces, and 90% of the efforts are from teacher.

This sounds good. I've just started learning it for a year, it would be great to see the gurus.

Btw, before I learn violin, I didn't really put its learning difficulty into consideration. I learn it because I love how it sounds. It's after visiting this thread that I found out the bowing techniques are considered difficult. It's not like my techniques are good, I thought everything else works like this.

So, if you really want to learn violin, don't be bothered by this. This is just what I think tho.

How good you can be depends not just how much you practise...but how good your teacher is!! There are TONS and TONS of music 'teachers' who really are no better than most people with a grade 5 in music.

Just because these 'teachers' practised 1 ENTIRE year for 3 exam songs to pass grade 8 doesnt mean anything. I know personally more than 30+ 'teachers' who are really useless in teaching music. they have no clue how to teach and bring out the best potential in their students.

@empire - 30+? you serious or not haha. i tot violin teachers are so rare, you mean those "teachers" haha.

but seriously, violin teachers are rare, let alone the good ones. so you have to know what kind of teacher you're following. in fact, this also apply to other instruments teachers too, awful lot of teachers are not really qualified, having a cert doesn't mean a thing, you can just aim a few songs and be done with it after passing the exam.

how can you tell if a violin teacher is good or not? especially if you are a newbie in violin... changing violin tutors every now and then?

hmm, good question lol.

if your teacher is not particular with the way you hold your violin, or your bowings are not stable or always off but never mention it. then there's some problem already. just like piano teacher always ask you to sit straight and curve finger. the rest, ya, you gotta compare a bit to know the differences. maybe should try teachers who's got nice feedbacks from students.

a good teacher always give new songs although ur exam is around the corner.......like mine my teacher make me play trinity grade 8 exam piece(bach) when i m having grade 6 exam in 3 months time

what is suzuki book anyway?? little ice, u have diploma in music or sumtng like tat??

a rm400 violin is a good start.......

when shud i consider to upgrade my violin? any suggestions??

folks...little ice's violin standard is way beyond diploma lor. I know la...cos he plays violin professionally with me on stage in hotel shows!LOL!

aiyo empire, i haven't take exam and got myself a diploma cert yet la. wouldn't consider myself diploma, let alone way beyond diploma.

little ice and empire have been playing since the age of kindergarten?

Yunnie...litlle ice played violin profesisonaly with me since 2003. I'm an old bird la. he's younger than me.

Little ice...you no need take diploma exam la...cos u sure pass. Diploma is too easy for you la. Go for the big one instead!LOLQ

i mean u two started learning since kindergarten right? since i suppose it takes many years to play like a pro

when shud i consider to upgrade my violin? any suggestions??

no suggestions??

i'm a young chick.

for me, yes, since 4 years old, not violin, but piano. i started violin quite late.

not sure what kind of suggestion you want. have you started violin yet?

if you want my opinion, if you're an adult or already able to play on a full size violin, i always recommend a rm1500 range or above if you're willing to afford that.

yeah, it's expensive for a violin. but it's really funny, parents are buying piano for their children, for like rm7000 and above and they're ok with it, but a rm1500 violin is expensive? doesn't make sense.

lol maybe they find it more promising to have their kids learn piano since not many ppl teaches violin...

i m currently grade 6.......... and my teacher recommend me to buy the 6k violin the 1 got certificate 1 ...since i juz bought a piano abt 2 weeks ago.