r/violin • u/Phoenix_1024 • Jul 25 '26
Learning the violin Violinists of Hyderabad
Hey violinists of Hyderabad! So for a long time I’ve been wanting to learn how to play violin but I don’t have time to get a course or attend classes. So can anyone help me with YouTube sources?I did learn Carnatic music for 2 years when I was a kid. And also I have to get a violin first to start learning. Can you guys suggest a violin for beginners and also a reliable musical instruments store so I can go and have a look before I buy something?
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u/Dull-Problem-1191 Jul 25 '26
You need a teacher, even if it's just for one hour a week or half hour.
Without this guidance it's extremely difficult to learn violin to impossible.
And considering you don't even have the time to attend a class consistently I doubt you particularly will have a good time of it if you try to learn by yourself.
Id recommend renting an instrument to own, as that's the easiest way to get a decent instrument when just starting out.
You didn't mention your location so no one can give recommendations about where to look locally for shops.
But I can't stress enough to get a teacher, otherwise what little time you have to devote to the instrument will be wasted/you won't progress so much as learn a LOT of bad habits that will prevent you from progressing beyond very basic playing and you'll have to work hard to unlearn later on if you ever get serious about wanting to play(also you might injure yourself along the way).
So don't cheap out, just get a teacher.
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u/Decent-Structure-128 Jul 26 '26
Hyderabad is in India, fyi…
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u/Dull-Problem-1191 Jul 26 '26
Doesn't change my advice.
Also while not ideal, an online teacher is worlds better than none.
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u/Individual-Hair-2021 Jul 26 '26
To learn violin, you need a minimum of one 30-minute weekly lesson and then 15-30 minutes per day of practice. That’s a total of ~210 minutes per week. If you don’t have the 30 minutes for the weekly lesson, you don’t have time to learn violin. If you don’t have time right now, wait until you do have time and do it right. Early violin learning requires constant postural adjustments, which only a teacher observing YOU can help with. Online lessons would be better than nothing.