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Can I learn to play a violin and piano at the same time?
I’m 15. I haven’t even touched a piano in 5 years & I only got a few months of actual learning with is practically nothing now. Also, I didn’t even like pianos first. I tried the guitar 4 years ago, too. But, with only a few months of playing, I gave up. I feel like I selfishly wasted my life on video games and tv. Now, I want to try it again. I already have an upright piano in storage. Also, I want to get violin. I don’t really like holding the guitar, and that’s sort of why I don’t play it. I realize that learning to play even 1 instrument takes time. Do you think that this is possible?
Learning both violin and piano together is no problem – many people do it – but the problem will probably be the sustained effort you need for either one, let alone both… not to mention the money. Teaching yourself any instrument to a reasonable standard is not really practical, so you’ll need teachers. If you want to reach the kind of standard where you can enjoy simply picking up most pieces and playing them together with others in a group (which is a wonderful thing to do), you’re going to have to allow for 3-4 years where you have say a 30-minute lesson each week on each instrument, and then also find around 30 minutes each day on each instrument to practise. That’s over 7 hours per week… are you sure you’ll have the motivation to keep this up for several years? As for the money, phone around a few local teachers and ask what they charge (they’ll all be fairly similar): you may find it rather daunting.
I don’t want to put you off, as it’s one of the greatest joys I know, but the effort and money are two reasons why most people learn when they’re younger (i.e. their parents pay and make them do the practice!) — doing it at your age will require a lot of dedication. If you’ve got that dedication (and especially if you’ve got parents who will support you, both emotionally and financially), then go for it!
One other point: will your friends support you? Many youngsters find that if their friends don’t play, it’s sooo hard to say “Sorry, I’m not going to the party tonight, I’ve got to practise — and yes, I know I said the same yesterday too”. If you can find friends who also play — maybe join a local orchestra — that will help immensely as they’ll all understand, and you can still have loads of fun together.
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