Buy Violin for a 5 years old beginer

Question

Hi, my daugther will beging to play violin, it is really confusing looking for a violin for her, rent?, buy? which one? any teacher or musian can help me?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

I say buy her a violin from a violin shop .

note: VIOLIN shop.

preferably not a place where you walk in and see walls of guitars.

or brass instruments.

if you walk in and immediatly see violin cases, or violins, your good.

a really cheap one though.

and get dominant strings.

they have the best bang for the buck.

if you're going to buy super sensitives, DON'T GET RED LABELS.

they're horrible.  my violin teacher can't even make red labels sound good.

at 5 years old, she may take for a year, learn twinkle, then quit.

i don't know. ( i always had cd's of what i was going to be learning so i looked forward to learning new stuff)

and at 5 years old, she's probably kinda small, and so will her instrument be, so quality of sound isn't gonna be that great until maybe a 1/2 size violin (somewhere around 8-10 years old. maybe?)

so in a nutshell: buy a cheap violin from a violin shop, because they have expertise in fitting and instrument properly so she doesn't hurt herself. and quality of sound isn't going to the wonderful for a 1/8 or 1/16 size instrument. (its a wonder those things make a sound).

also, when she grows out of an instrument, (which she won't grow out of instruments like clothes) bring it back to the same place you bought it from. they'll offer you a trade in value.

and if you buy enough from the same person, you build a relationship with them, and they might offer small discounts on little repairs. or do littler ones free.

I completely recommend Potter's violins.

1407 Highland Ave.

Bethesda MD

only if you can drive there though.

Answer 3

Rent one for her until she grows into a full-size instrument, and until she knows for sure whether or not she wants to continue playing seriously.

Seeing as she is five, she will grow like a weed, and the violin she starts out on will be too small for her very soon, within a matter of months, or maybe a year if you're lucky. If you buy one right off the bat, you're stuck with it unless you can sell it, and then she's out a violin until you can find one that is a better size for her to buy. You're going to put a lot more money into instruments that way.  However, if you rent one, when she outgrows it you can simply take it back to the music store you rent from, and ask them for a bigger size. They can check what size she needs, and exchange her small one for a bigger one that fits her better. They will replace the whole outfit: violin, bow, case, and probably shoulder rest, if the instrument came with one. If they don't replace a shoulder rest and she is using one, you can buy adjustable ones that will fit a few different sizes of violin, and you won't have to buy a new one each time she gets a new instrument.

As far as her seriously playing goes, I would rent one for her until she knows whether or not her passion is for violin. Then, if she decides she does want to continue playing seriously, when she's grown into a full-size violin(and is considerably older and knows that a violin is NOT a toy), you can ask her teacher to help her choose a violin. The best way to buy is to go into a violin shop and tell them you're looking to buy, and give them a price range. They can bring you several different instruments to try out, and she should pick the one she likes best.  She'll need to play them herself, but it never hurts to have her teacher along too, to play on them and give you a professional's opinion.

I wouldn't worry about investing in an instrument for several years, though. Rent one from your local music store at first, and wait and see how things go. Consider buying later on when your daughter is more grown up, and seriously considers where she wants to take her music.

Answer 4

i dont play violin my self, but just buy her a cheap one, that way you aren't gonna spend loads of money if she decides she doesn't like playing.

i suppose saying that, renting one for a few weeks might be worth it, and then if she feels she wants to carry on with it, then go to local music shop and seee what they have to offer.