I'm 14 years old... I wanna know... How can I become a professional violinist??

Question

I've been playing the violin for 4 years... And I've been to lots of concerts... I was wondering... How can I become a PRO??

Answer 1

Practice Alot, Be in Orchestra for your school all the way through High School, Take Orchestra in College and get a Major in Music. Then after college join a community or traveling orchestra and Get Discovered! :)

Answer 2

you can't really give instructions to become a professional musician, you buy an instrument (common sense) and then learn to play it (also common sense) and then practice (once more, common sense) and then it will come to you, people will notice your drive and ambition and then it just happens, but you have to get really good, you only become a professional by lots of practice, you have to give up a lot to gain it all, you will have to sacrifice almost all your other hobbies and make this a full time job

Answer 3

PRACTICE! and devote your life to violine, Im 14 and would LOVE to go pro. Go to arts camps and really feel the music in your soul.

As for arts camps, I would definitely recomend INTERLOCHEN! you would have to attend the 2009 session now as a high school camper. As audition, I would prepare something like Praeludeum and Allegro, Bruch Concerto, Mendelssohn E minor, Lalo's Symphony Espagnole... I think there is repetoire, and and finally, if you havent already, join your local youth orchestra... BEST OF LUCK! hope to see you at the top :]

Answer 4

A musician would be considered professional after training at a music conservatory (like Juilliard School of Music, or any university/college) and receiving a degree in performance.

In order to get there, of course, requires a lot of practice, investment, and hard work. After all, you'd have to be pretty good at music to get into an acclaimed music program and get that degree to become a professional.

Join a youth orchestra in your city, and look into local music competitions. If you study privately, your teacher may be a member of a Teachers' Association, and there are competitions that are organized by teachers. The music business is a competitive place, and familiarizing yourself by playing in competitions will benefit you.

Answer 5

Well first off let me say that it's cool that ur taking an interest in violin, second, throughout high school take viloin, go to any sort of vacation concerts they have and take any advanced courses and try out for advanced orchastra, then when it comes time to apply for colleges apply for schools such a juliard and from there try out for your city orchastra then work up to like the world orchastra, for now look into teen orchastras in your town and look into your local performing arts program and see if they have any openings, you may get payed for that or not but it will all look good on your resume for the future so you can be a pro. sooner  

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Answer 6

Best Answer For This Is Practice And Lots Of It

Answer 7

The first question you ask yourself is if you are even ready? Are you concert master? Are you in the best orchestra in school? Do you have a good instrument? Are you ready to give up some things to pursue this career? To get into a decent school like Shepherd, Juliard, NECM, etc...it takes talent and lots of it. You have to be unique and out of the ordinary. Just wanting something isn't good enough in the music world. However, you're still young and have time. If you don't already have a private teacher then get one. Try out for region and state orchestras, nearly every state has them. PRACTICE! One hour is not a lot of time. A student who has intentions of becoming a professional performer practices a minimum of 4 hours a day if not more. Don't get discourage if the things i said make you want to back down, becuase if you REALLY want to be a violinist then you'll take the things i said and use them to your advantage.

Good luck with your studies and remember to practice.

Answer 8

Practice, practice, practice. You need to know your goal and stick to it.

A friend of mine started violin in 5th grade (10, just like you) and immediately loved it. He practices at least 4 hours every day and his record in one day is 11 hours. Even as a freshman in a school of 3,000 people, he basically became famous for his drive and passion and talent for violin. He's second chair in the highest orchestra, and goes to two different music camps in the summer. He knows everything he wants, (Julliard. And if he doesn't get in: Curtis) He's concertmaster (or whatever it's called) in various orchestras. Always had duets and ensembles he works on with other people, and goes to every concert he can. He's one of those violinists with the permanent bruise from playing so much.



Because of all this, not a single person doubts he'll get exactly what he wants.

And by the way, mainly due to all this drive, a lot of girls like him and he's very popular in all the grades.

Sorry for the rambling, but just showing you how important practice is!