QUOTE(little ice @ May 28 2009, 01:12 PM)
it's never too late to start to learn violin, it's a plus if you at least can read the music notations, namely taugehs. the big questions are:
1. do you have childrens to take care?
2. do you have time to practice?
3. do you have the motivation to practice?
4. what is your goal to learn violin?
the 4th question above is most important, many people stopped halfway because they simply don't have a goal and eventually stop. you must have a goal, and that's the core of the motivation to practice. the rest are actually pretty much lame excuses - you can watch movie, drama, surf internet, but you don't have time to practice, it doesn't make sense, unless you don't even have time for entertainments.

I still remember how to read basic taugeh XD Not sure about reading and playing though. Might need to practise it back I think?
1. Nope!
2. Yeap, my weekends are free most of the time.
3. I am pretty dicipline so I don't think practise will be a problem. I used to practise playing Glockenspiel daily for my school's mini orchestra band.
4. I've always like violin (for some reason I feel sorta ... 'connected' to the melodies it produce? don't know how to put it into words) for many years but wasn't able to learn it. I would love to play for an orchestra but I know it won't be easy.

I guess at this point, I really want to spend time doing something I've always like, I am not sure if it would suit me but I want to try and if it doesn't suits me, I will have no regrets because I've done my best.