Children and violins on the surface don’t sound like a good mix, but the violin is basically a practical instrument with a few benefits for even babies. The violin is better to other instruments for children for one or two reasons :
Portability :
The violin is one of the most portable instruments around, being small and compact and needing no amplifiers, mikes or attachments. A violin can be carried in a little case by even a very young child. Try that with a guitar or a piano.
Sizing :
The violin comes in one or two different sizes, with very small sizes to fit the youngest students. This is an instrument that can be replaced as youngsters grow, instead of an one-size-fits-all instrument a kid may have a hard time handling. To size a violin, please see my article on selecting the right violin for your youngster.
Sound volume :
As bizarre as it sounds, the screeching noise of a kid learning the violin is actually not that bad. It is quieter than drums and other big instruments, and it is less irritating than the flute.
Cost :
The high price of some instruments make them serious investments, and may make parents nervous about letting kids learn on them. Even a tiny piano is quite high-priced, as are cellos, tubas, saxophones, for example. A violin is far less dear than most other instruments.
Music reading :
If the key target of music lessons is to educate your youngster to read music, a violin is ideal. Violins have only four strings, making them easier to learn than a guitar. The few notes, once learned, teach the child the basics of reading notes and music symbols that later be applied to other instruments.
Responsibility :
The tiny size of the violin implies a kid can be responsible for it. Even a child in the early elementary years should be able to take care of the violin, put it away, and retrieve it for lessons. This is a course in responsibility that would not happen if the instrument was larger and had to be handled and taken care of by adults. The violin is sort of like a goldfish that can’t die if the child doesn’t feed it.
Versatility :
The sound of a violin can go from the lilting sounds of classical music to the strange screeching of the fiddle. This permits the kid a chance for self expression through music.
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