violin persuasion

Why I believe I should take lessons

Violin

Albert Einstein

"A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy?"

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Expensive to keep a playable instrumentTakes hours of practiceProgress with teachers is slow, but progress by yourself is 10x slower

cons

Pros

Improved postureEmotional OutletPlaying the violin helps with anxiety (2018 research)Sherlock plays it.Violins are considered hygge and are popular in Scandinavian folk music

Pros & cons

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1-2-1 lessons are £15 for 20 mins (violin, sheet music, bow, and rosin included)Group lessons are £5 for 20 mins (all above in brackets included, as well as new friends)A student 4/4 violin on gear4music.com costs around £69.96 (rosin and polish included)

Lessons, pricing, and more.

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Famous People Who Play Violin

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Experience

"Experience" is a song by Ludovico Einaudi (arguably, one of his most famous ones).

VIDEO

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Hopefully I have at least convinced you in some way :)

THANK YOU!

• He also went on to perform for Norway in the 2018 Eurovision
• Playing the violin and composing music helped him overcome depression

"Fairytale" - 2009 Eurovision Entry

Alexander Rybak

Alexander Rybak is a Norwegian-Belarusian violinist and music composer who won Eurovision 2009 with his hit song "Fairytale".

• Holst - "The Planets"
• Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody
• Beethoven's 5th, 7th, and 8th Symphonies
• John Williams - "Buckbeak's Flight"

"Death Of Cedric" - Patrick Doyle

London Symphony Orchestra

The orchestra has played on numerous famous movie soundtracks, including "Star Wars" and six of the eight "Harry Potter" films.

"The Flower Garden" from Howl's Moving Castle

Joe Hisaishi

Mamuro Fujisawa - known professionally as Joe Hisaishi - is notorious for creating soundtracks to the Studio Ghibli anime films. His pieces are enchanting and whimsical.

• He contracted polio at 4 years old, and plays the violin sitting down
• Performed alongside Pavarotti
• Appeared in "Fantasia 2000" to introduce the segment "Pines of Rome"

"Theme From Schindler's List"

Itzhak Perlman

Itzhak Perlman is an incredibly famous Israeli-American violinist. He performed at the 2007 White House State Dinner for Queen Elizabeth II and at the 2009 inauguration of Barack Obama.