Is It Harder To Learn Violin or Piano?
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- Is violin really the "hardest instrument"? Is it harder to learn than piano? In this video I share my perspective on this after having played both instrument for 10+ years.
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Piano is easy to learn but hard to master
I agree! Especially for a beginner it’s actually one of the easiest. ✨🎹
Yes, just like the trombone.
I like piano and violin so Wich one can I chose to play but I chose piano my mom says can also violin 🎻
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The violin is pretty easy at the beginning for me at least, I don't understand the peoples that's say the opposite.
Playing the violin I am only reading music on the treble cleff. With the piano I have to read the treble and the bass cleff at the same time which made the piano more difficult.
Makes so much sense! I find reading notes to be much easier on violin too!
It really doesn't. That just means sightreading is harder.
I play the organ. One treble and Two bass. It is a nightmare.
@@alech9418 Can you also read notes in tenor & alto clef?
@@Free_Snooki yes, but not quickly.
you know, pianists are going to say that piano is hard, violinists are going to say that violin is harder. there is nothing that is going to change it.
That's not... Yea it is I think piano is harder I've been playing piano for a year now and it's harder than violin bec it is
@@stormlewis5214 piano is one of the easiest instruments.
@Rares Mardare okay, so I guess you've never seen a difficult peace on violin. But violin is harder because you have to make the sound and on the piano you just press keys. I don't say that piano is easy but violin is way more harder. Just because this video says it's not, from a person who is bad at this intnstruments it does not mean that is true.
@@stormlewis5214 it’s hard for you cuz ur a beginner but actually the piano is one of the easiest instruments to play
@@emiliano8578 you literally just said it is one of the easiest instruments?
Moral of the story: Both are hard in their own way
It's hard for you... But it's easy to play
never done learning, that's the beauty of life 💗🎶
So true. I love the learning process.
says the black haired girl then goes back to continue practicing
Thank you for sharing this, it has encouraged me to just enjoy the “process” of learning the violin 🎻
Thanks Cristina, and I agree with you, the process is challenging and also so much fun 😊
I found the piano much more difficult because I was struggling to read two different cleffs at the same time and having to play several notes at once. I am now playing the violin and I am loving it and I am not finding difficult at all.
Yes yes yes
After piano, violin is easy. After violin, piano is easy. I don't know why but this is the truth my dear friend
@@dev.kochevnik nah not really, I played violin but then I was so busy for school and stopped playing it. Now I'm trying to learn piano but I find it harder than the violin
It's really interesting that the difficulty is different from person to person. I don't know why that is...
@@dev.kochevnik right! I know how to play the piano and I also know how to play basic songs on the violin without any lessons I just found out by myself. If you play piano you can play violin too
My mom was a violin teacher, I know every standard piece for beginners by hard, because I had to listen to it all day during my childhood.I still wonder, what love for teaching she must have had, because sometimes it must have been really hard. Every other day she would come to my room during a lesson, sit down and say: "Guess, which piece it is." , because the student learned the piece so wrong at home :D
I started learning violin 4 months ago and I'm 18 years old. It was soo hard at the beginning but my teacher says we take really good way for 4 months and everytime I learn something about violin It felts me soo good and he is getting excited 😂
That's so great to hear Cathy, awesome that things are going well! Congrats for starting out and good luck practicing 🌟
violin is hardest. the most hardcore instrument
AresCosmos no it isn’t piano is harder
@@danielsheppard5624 they are same but violin is harder to learn at start, and it is more technical. Piano is simply improving on what you learned. But both difficult in own way
@@rarepepe8790 they are so differend it is really hard to compare piano and violin.
I've been playing piano for 12 or 13 years now, I'm still learning new stuff all the time.
wow.. you are cool🤩🤩
Of course, but what is relevant to most people is being able to gain enough skill to just play their favorite pop music on piano or violin. For that, piano is way easier.
I learned piano first at 10, guitar at 13. I picked up my uncles violin at 16 and picked out twinkle little star by ear in about 10 minutes. I feel like because of my piano experience, then guitar experience and knowledge of how strings work with my fingers.... violin seems like a much easier instrument.
Nice work kito! ❤️ I would agree that having had that previous experience with the piano and guitar would be additive. 😊
I play both, violin and piano, since 6 months and I am agree. There are moments, when the piano is so difficult and moments where the violin is very difficult. But everytime there is a time where it gets easier :)
But I think, you can produce a beautiful sound on the violin, before you are playing a whole year :)
And I think on the piano, it's more difficult to express as on the violin.
On the violin it's more natural to me, you're not only playing an instrument, it's like a part of yourself.
Sorry for my English, I'm not a native speaker
that makes so much sense Lena! I feel similarly that it is easier to put emotion into violin playing, but I'm also better at it so I guess that's also a reason for that. And yes definitely in some cases it can sound great after a few months already if you put in a lot of practice :) But it's hard to say, I guess it's soo subjective what beautiful is. I notice that "non-musical" people are often more critical as they compare a beginning player with a concert recording and then they say it sounds bad even though they play for a year, but compared to when they just got started it sounds soo amazing already
In violin, i play two hands. In piano, i play three hands::).... the speed of pianist's fingers always faster than thr violinist's finger. Pianist can play "both", and skill to use pedals, and read 2 steffs... the tremolo and "runing finger" in piano's song is harder violin.... (etude no6, la campanella, winter wind, 25 no5 chopin,...)....
I really want to play violin as well!!!!
I play piano fir about 2 years now. But a longer time without a good teacher...
I want violin as my second instrument.... But another instrument in a flat with neighbors.... And a violin in the beginning is... Well... Not nice for the neigbors... I get praise for my piano playing but violin....
Its my dream.. For sooo long already....
:(:)
@@LoveAnimal719 Exactly. It is much harder to produce passable music on violin than on piano. Most people are not trying to be world renowned concert musician - just to get to where they can enjoy playing the instrument. And for that piano is way easier than violin.
She really knows how difficult is the instrument and I respect that. I try to improve every day that’s the key by the way I’m a pianist and totally respect the violin… and the guitar
Thank you. Best of luck with learning to play the violin!
try wind instrument and you got another difficulties..... haha
Chv Hndrtntlr i feel your pain
try the flute 😔
@@serenity9926 I personally find the flute so much easier than violin or even piano.
Thank you. I totally agree. In fact, I decided to pick up violin after starting piano lessons with a wonderful Russian pianist. She has challenged me with some very difficult pieces and after working very hard I thought, "Wouldn't it be nice to just have a melody line to play." So I found a teacher and started the violin again. I had played as a youngster in school. Now when I practise I will go back and forth from one instrument to another and I have improved in both. By the way, I am a retired teacher and just turned sixty so I'm playing to enjoy the experience of "the learning"' period. Thank you for your wonderful videos. They are very cheerful, informative and a delight to watch.
As someone who has been playing violin for only 4-5 months I would say violin is harder in the grand scheme of things, but piano is easy to learn and you can play simple songs quicker but it is pretty hard to master.
Yes but who is talking about mastery here. We are talking about just being able to get to level where you can play your favorite music and enjoy yourself. For that violin is way harder.
I am learning both instruments and find they complement each other. I found the video helpful, thank you. Rajeeve NZ
awesome that you play both too Rajeeve. I've found that I've learned a lot about violin playing by practicing the piano and the other way around too! :)
is it hard to learn both? I have 2 years of experience playing the violin but i also want to learn how to play piano.
I play the piano and violin. Both are hard beyond my imagination but I manage it everyday.
Which is harder
You genius
You’re kind of a badass
@ThatRandomLady i disagree piano is easy in all ways u just need a good teacher
@@Apetitegirly Yes I agree with you. We are not talking about gaining mastery here. Just enough skill to play your favorite pop music on either instrument. Piano is way easier than violin.
Violin is definitely harder overall, but I'd say piano requires more dexterity in the long run and eventually surpasses violin in difficulty.
well, piano is easier to play as a beginner and to get used to but violin is harder to get started of but overall piano is harder compared to violin.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this topic! I'm gonna try my best to practice violin until i can finally play a beautiful tune hopefully by the end of this year. :)
Initially I felt like the piano was a lot easier to learn. Within a year I was able to play the easier Chopin nocturnes (which are "real" pieces and not just those easy practice songs). It took about 4 years until I started playing easy (!) violin concertos.
I get what you were saying, that for example Rachmaninoff is extremely difficult to master on piano but there are comparable pieces in difficulty on the violin.
Try playing la Campanella then
In violin, i play two hands. In piano, i play three hands::).... the speed of pianist's fingers always faster than thr violinist's finger. Pianist can play "both", and skill to use pedals, and read 2 steffs... the tremolo and "runing finger" in piano's song is harder violin.... (etude no6, la campanella, winter wind, 25 no5 chopin,...)....
Trying to play la campanella then now, etude no6 of lizst, winter wind, op25 no5 of chopin.... not only rachmaninoff.... yah. I hope that you'll say piano is easier than violin behind you play winter wind.... violin have the hard skills of it, piano have a hard skill of it. I don't wanna see everyone compare two. It's not at all for the music we need...
What a lovely garden, Julia.
she is a violin teacher...so she should know about double stops, left hand pizz etc. we're definitely not only playing one note at a time...
just a detail, but i agree with her opinion.
Yeah i noticed that, but i get what she meant
Why she compares 4 notes for violin with Rachmaninov score? Maybe Paganini score would be more truthful to compare? Also no a single word about 1000s of bow techniques to master for a “master” playing.
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Hi Julia!🌹 I am watching you from Egypt😁. I really like your content and your quite easy way of teaching.
May you do a video for absolute beginners violinists to guide them and elaborate the essential things must be known at the first year of learning and what they have to be able to do every month?
Thanks Ahmed! I recommend the video "essential practice routine for beginner violinists" where I show the essential exercises I recommend to practice. You video idea is great too, I'll put it on my list. Also, I do already offer step by step plans on what to learn every month of playing (with monthly practice plan, book with exercises to practice each months, individual feedback etc)
to guide through the first year and beyond, at my Academy, www.juliasviolin.com
Hi, I enjoy your videos I think you are a good teacher and you play very nice. I just started playing the violin, I am 62 but I know I can learn it and enjoy it. I am also playing the piano and I agree with you, every instrument can be very difficult to master it, however piano is easier to enjoy quickly but its gets harder, the violin it is hard to get a good sound but it is doable. I also play the guitar and I’ve been doing that for 45 years, I am not an expert but I enjoy it quite a bit, like you say, there is not a point when you say I made it to the top, but that’s the beauty of music you are never done but you can enjoy the process all the way. Thanks for your videos, you are great.
Hi! I agree 100% 😊 How awesome that you've played so many instruments! 😁 It's all about the process of constantly learning, improving, and enjoying playing as well. 🎻✨
As a pianist (but I also know how to play the violin) piano is so much more difficult even thought most of the ppl think the oposite. The fact that ppl think that piano is much easier makes me really sad. Violin, is a nice instrument and difficult. Piano is much more difficult u have to sychronize both of your hands and sometimes the fact that you have to open your hands so much makes ur hands ache as hell, trust me. Please don't u ever underestimate piano again. Its dissapointing how ppl can really believe all the bullshit they find on web instead of trying to learn both of the isntruments and then talk. I am so sorry if I the way i decided to say the truth was not polite but i cant sit down and see others underestimate the king of istruments anymore. I also wanna apologize for my terrible english, soory I'm trying and I will make to speak them right. have a good day or night idk ;))
I disagree. You are talking about gaining absolute mastery. What is relavant to most people is just gaining enough music skill to be able to play some nice piece of pop music and enjoy themselves. For that Piano is way easier. hands down.
We also haven't gotten into the subtleties of pedal.
Very nice video! This is my own experience with both violin and piano hope you enjoy my story :)
I'll start with violin
When I was in 1st grade, I met a new friend in school named Max. We got along great and soon became closest friends to a point that we decided to have a sleepover one day. Yes that did happen and we had a lot of fun but a new thing I discovered was that he played violin. He played really well and I was motivated by him to play violin like him as well. So, when I got back home, I begged by parents to let me play a violin. Since I didn't really have any other hobbies or interests my parents were more than happy to get me a violin when I reached 2nd grade. I started playing and it was not what I was expecting what I actually experienced. I expected myself to be able to make sound no problem out of the 4 strings but I could never and I mean never get my fingerings right the first day of my playing. The sound was really off, my bow was shacking a lot, heck I wasn't even holding the violin properly. The worst part was that I had no idea how to read the music itself without my teachers help. I could never keep my bow straight when it moved up and down and it just sounded terrible just, terrible. Though it was only the first day so I wasn't ready to give up. I practiced harder and harder every day and one day, I could at least keep my bow straight. Though my teacher did notice that my fingerings were still off by a bit not to a point where it sounded like a screech but still off enough to affect my performance. So she put some thin short tape on where I was supposed to put my fingers. (Like B,C,D on the A string and F,G,A in the E string) and it really helped by a lot. The thing was, I depended on it so much and it became so automatic that I forgot it was even there sometimes. Yes, I did get used to the fingerings but it took me 3 years to be able to do the right fingerings without those stickers which to be honest, looked really bad on the violin. It takes time guys. For anyone thinking they can't play violin because they can't get the right fingering after months of playing, it doesn't take months, it takes a few years for most of us and that is perfectly normal there's nothing to be ashamed about that. I still play violin till this day as a 8th grader and I can't thank my friend max enough for motivating me to play a violin. Even though now we live in complete two different country and we don't call or talk anymore, I would like to thank him again. Max, if you see this by any chance, you are the best friend I could have found in that school. Hope your life is going well!
Now time for piano
I started (tried) playing piano when I was 5 (4 years before I started violin) At first I was like it's just hitting a few notes how can a piano be so hard? I was wrong I was so wrong. I could never play with both my left and right hand. Unfortunately, as a 5 year old, I was pretty impatient and decided to quit piano after 2/3 months of playing. It is still the biggest and I mean the biggest regret of my life. I wish I never gave up. I wish I never told my mom I would quit, I just wish I never gave up. Luckily though, my parents decided to give me one final chance and I'll be getting my piano next Friday or Saturday. This time, I will try my best and never give up like I did before. I don't care if it takes me another 3 years I won't let me and my parents down.
So overall, having experiences with both piano and a violin, I say violin is easier (for me) because I just got used to violin's playing style and to be honest, using the bow on a violin becomes automatic after a while and I feel like I'm only using my left hand. The hand that I got used to. (Although I still miss once in a while so yes, gotten used to not mastered)
Hope you enjoyed my story. If anyone seeing this wants to share my story to anyone else, than please feel free to. I would love to motivate others just like how my friend max motivated me.
Yes, I will update on my piano progress once or twice a month. Thank you for reading and have a great day!
I am just starting with violin, been 3/4 weeks and I've already managed to learn a few tunes, nothing amazing, but more complex than Twinkle Twinkle Little Star or Mary Had a Little Lamb, simple classical pieces and rock, I did have a moderate experience with the guitar before hand, though I don't know how much that helped but I found certain aspects of violin more intuitive, the tuning, the shorter distance between notes, the lack of highly convoluted chord shapes and barre chords that destroy your wrist and fingers, the consistency in chord shapes across all strings since the intervals between them are constant, lighter strings that don't shred your fingers as quick which enable me to sit for hours just enjoying learning to play, plus once you start to get used to it, a bow is FAR more intuitive than a pick (IMO), plus I am actually learning stuff I can apply to guitar, or any other instrument, because it has got me excited about music again! Once you get over the initial hurdles learning to bow, find the right finger placement and learning to vibrate your fingers independent from your bow, it's a lot of fun! Hard is relative, if you are having fun and feel a connection to your instrument and enjoy learning the theory and techniques, it's not that bad! I am sure there are other instruments I'd have progressed slower on!
It's not a rule. But generally more people learn faster on the Piano than the Violin. Obviously there are exceptions.
I would have to agree that violin is definitely difficult because their is a lot of guess work in where you need to put your fingers. It is not like an easy easy guitar where you have frets. And you just basically strum. And keep rhythm. Violin a compleetly beautiful instrument is very complicated. I am a working pianist and I have to say that the piano is besides the harp one of the most difficult instruments. You have to think about your posture like you said about the reading of its music their are so many more lines and staff you have to read compared to a violin. Also many people don’t realize this but breathing is another thing that a pianist has to do. If not, yo are going to keep on those tense muscles when you play. Also the other thing it takes so much demand. Piano is actually a piece of work. Not only is it one of the most difficult to play but you need to spend hours each day with it. You got to try and play the keyboard without raising up your shoulders. You can’t bee to close or to far from the keyboard. You have to pedal and have the dexterity in both hands. You need to breath correctly so you don’t injure yourself. Bee prepared for lots of clicking from a meta metranome as you have to repeat and repeat things. Also moving correctly on the bench. You want to bee comfortable of course but I would not say at all that playing piano is relaxing like hobby pianists. For working pianists it is work. As a pianist bee preppeared to bee alone a lot of the days. Also you are the one that gets the work. Not only is your instrument demanding but you are needing to bee their for demand from people. People want you to bee playing for everything. Background to parties. You need to bee able to understand theory as well. Bee prepared to play on out of tuned pianos as well and not only that but bee prepared to play on crappy ones as well. From wonderful pianos that can almost sing to ones that sound like crap yep this is what we deal with on a basis. As a pianist you want to have great skills in serving people. You as a pianist are set to high standards compared to other instruments. You are the one people depend on. From gigging to tuning. Oh and if your pedal goes out during gigs or performances you got to have problem solving skills to keep on playing. That is another thing that a pianist has to learn. Learn to problem solve. By the time a pianist finishes their day we are pretty tired... it is rewarding but tiresome. The blessing from this is is knowing that you are playing one of the most difficult instruments. And then not only that but on top of what I stated a digital piano is a whole different beast. You have to have the understanding of playing the piano before you even touch a digital. Because the digital will bee the next level. Not only do you have to have piano skills to play it but on top of that pedaling posture and more just with the piano you have to in addition bee able to emulate different instruments. So you are having to use a lot of muscle memory their. Plus the action is a compleetly different feel than that of an acoustic. If the piano is to soft when you are playing it you have to at the same time while playing the piano reach over and turn the volume up. If the piano is to loud then you have to keep adjusting it so it is softer in addition changing patches so their you go.
Mastering is the matter, pls understand that guys.
Therefore piano is hard also pedaling.
But cooling is hard since beginning and being in the tune.
But piano is quite messy therefore piano is hard and so tiring.
To each their own but yes! I agree with you mandeera 😊🎻✨
Not to mention the rhythmic part of the piano. That can mess up with your head. But yeah, no instrument is easy top level is top level regardless. Playing glissando 3rds on violin has to be a living hell to get started with it.
I always loved the sound of the violin but what ultimately captivated me about piano was the rythmic and polyphonic possibilities it offers
Trying to learn glissando octaves on the piano. I have literally drawn blood on my little finger.
When I play melodies on my violin by ear that I know so well it sounds beautiful and I don't get that horrible screechy sound but learning a new piece even in an easy key it sounds terrible. Why?
Because it’s a violin.
Same brah, but sightreading on Violin is rather challenging.
i would like to play the piano again but now that I'm working, i don't think i have the time and effort to master it. i played violin as well during my high school days, and am considering taking it up again since reading sheet music for it is much easier than piano
Glad to hear that you are considering re-starting your violin journey! 🤔 A few minutes of practice a day would be viable still! (even with work) 🎻 ✨
Violin though, all you have to do is play one note at a time and as such it is considerably easy to pick up for the first time for a pianist of 5-6 years.
Honestly, Violin is harder.
It’s definetly harder to learn, but mastering piano is on a whole other level.
@@AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA839 not really. Although piano is very hard, violin is on a whole other level in technicality. For example, left hand plucking, artificial harmonics, up-bow staccato, down-bow staccato, up-bow flying staccato, ricochet, etc.
Rare Pepe look, as a pianist, I’m obviously gonna say that the piano is harder, and as violinists, you guys are gonna say that violin is harder. Let’s just get along.
@@rarepepe8790 and, if ur bow is too heavy on the violin, or too light, it'll make an awful sound... U need balance
Tigerlover 666 I ‘m both a pianist and violinist , but I have only played violin a couple of months , so, that means that so far , as a beginner I struggle more in violin
Violin. I play both so i know
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Paino is easier to pick up. Even if you can't reat notes yet, it is way easier to remember the key patterns.
But if you are playing ***Classic**** then it gets harder to *master*. Take flight of the bumble bee for example.
Violin takes alot of time to get used to. But after a good 2 years of practicing you will get comfortable and now the only thing you have to focus on is posture, speed, and how to produce correct tunes
I have been playing the piano for 35 years and started playing the violin a year ago. My teacher really had to assure me a couple of times in the beginning that it was perfectly normal to advance at the speed I did, because I was used to the piano and it’s learning curve. The violin has a much slower learning curve. Right now after one year I’m learning the Brahms waltz and the Handel bourrée of Suzuki book 2, plus the Millies concertino. I’m happy with that :) .
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I find just learning section by section on bass guitar a lot of the Sections repeat themselves so I learn some theory but I learn songs which makes it fun and keeps it interesting and exciting and you feel good and you can play a song and the more songs that easier it gets after all a lot of the patterns are repeated I’m not sure with violin I’ve just begun with you I’ve kind of got me hooked you’re such a hottie
I can't play either, but I had expected violin would be easier, because for piano, one has to play multiple notes at the same time, utilising 10 fingers, but for violin, you fingers stay the same and you play one note at a time.
Wow, this is a.....such an insightful video. Very good information. All in all,my preference to the piano over the violin remains unchanged; but wow!; this a great video 👌 👍
It becomes easier when one learns how to properly read music correctly. Especially if one takes music theory courses or simply learn to read all 4 common cleffs it will make one more confident on playing any intument. But yes, there is no ending to any intrument. One can keep on learning and learning.
hi! i'm new to your channel, i just started learning the violin yesterday with the help of violinspiration. normally, I had planned to learn with a teacher, but then lockdown came and i had nothing to do, so thank yoou very much for your videos, they make me more determened to learn!!!
Welcome and good luck on our violin journey! I am happy you found site. Thank you for the support.😊
I like both violin and piano and I can play them as a beginner. But I continue with violin because I see it easier. I always dream to play (hungarian rhapsody no. 2 by franz liszt) on piano and (vivaldi four seasons) on violin. That is my goal for learning each instrument. And thank you for the video. Good luck.
Hmm your goal is way ambitious. My goal is just to play my favorite pop music on violin and piano. And I already achieved it.
I agree totallly, I play 4 instruments violin (fiddle) 5 string banjo and guitar and harmoica and I have zero musical training it all by ear for me. I am trying to learn keyboard as well in an electroic piano and I think of the piano the hardest instrument to learn in the long run. I admire musicians who are way more skilled then me. I play very simple folk tunes nothing crazy hard. But, yes every instrument has its on difficulities. Keep playing it is worth every hour you do with it. I have now been playing for 25 years and I am still in my mind a novice.
I am so happy you agree with me. So nice that you can play so many instruments, and by ear!😀
@@Violinspiration Thank you for your encourgement it means a lot from a professional like yourself!! I am no professional I just try to pick up tunes I hear and ones I like I try to learn. I mainly play old time music Pretty Polly ballads and such. My favorite instrument is the violin. I saw a old man about 17 years ago in East Texas sing and play the violin at the same time and I decided then and there to learn how to do it myself. Sadly old time music is dying as a art form.
guys all instruments are hard in their own ways but some are overall still harder to play
Interesting perspective. For a reader / classical player, I can see your point. But for improvisers, especially jazz and swing, I disagree. The technical limitations of the violin make it really challenging to capture the spirit and underlying harmonies while you are improvising with exciting modern popular music. Just compare the number of exceptional (or even simply competent) jazz violinists vs the number or exceptional or competent jazz pianists.
Well said. I also learned both so I agree with you. Groetjes uit Antwerpen
Fun that you also learned both. I found that you get better at violin too when practicing another instrument at the side, you get a different perspective :)
@@Violinspiration Ja dat klopt
I would think violin is harder because you need good posture and bow speed especially me because I’m naturally left handed and it’s a little harder to use the bow as fast with the right hand
I imagine that would indeed be hard for a left handed player.🥰
The piano has a piece written by liszt never played at tempo, paganini etude 4 1838, fastest ever was 60 bpm, it's actually meant to be played by 70.
I assume in this video. . Piano. Easy first. Hard later. . Violin. . Hard first. . Easy later because we only use upper scale. .
HMM??? I guess you will have to watch the video to find out.😀
I've never tried to learn to play the piano (although it might assist in making music theory easier to digest), but between the acoustic guitar, banjo and the Violin/Fiddle, i have to say the Violin is the hardest of the 3. It's so technique forward. But i think the most beautiful of the three respectfully. Thank you for your positivity and inspiration.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on violins vs. other instruments. Which one do you like playing the most , banjo, guitar or violin?
I enjoy practicing/playing the Banjo and the Guitar, but I love the Violin. I have to say the Violin. It's definitely a challenge. (Doesn't hurt that my Grandfather, GreatGrandfather and GreatGrand Uncle all played the Fiddle/Violin. We're all from the Mountains of N.C. Alot of Bluegrass in the area)
I play the Piano but want to learn Violin....I know Piano is easy to learnbut hard to master and Violin is hard to learn but somehow easier to master....I want Violin coz it sounds super good....
Thanks for the comparison.
Do you have any duet with your mum? Violin amd piano together.
Please share!💛
Ich weiß nicht, wie man Noten auf dem Klavier oder der Geige liest, aber beim Klavier scheinen die Noten viel schwieriger zu sein. Ich spiele Flöte, Klavier, Gitarre, Schlagzeug und probiere jetzt die Geige aus.
Ich versuche aber, die Notizen lesen zu lehrnen.
Das Beste ist ... üben,üben und nochmal üben ...
Vielen lieben dank für diese Videos!
Gott segne dich!
The piano is the easiest to begin with but the hardest at a master level. The Violin is the hardest in the beginning but is easier at a.master level compared to the piano.
Yes think about relevance to most people in the world who just want to be able to play their favorite pop music. Piano is WAY easier hands down.
I think it depends on the person!!!It is like sports some people finding easier to play football than basketball and the opposite I think it depends on the person!
Indeed!😊
I genuinely like you!
So sweet of you Elodie 😊🎻✨
I have been trying to play piano for a while self teaching myself and I have not gotten good I got one teacher but I was legit beginner like beginning beginning after playing on and off for 2 years I don't know how to do key jumps and reading sheet music is not really good for me 😂 but I would agree on the violin being harder in the beginning I'm just wondering how do I get better 😂
To get better, 🤔. I know this neat online violin academy 😊 violinspiration.com
Having played the violin for a number of years, I have to say that some of the difficulty in playing seems intentional. I've yet to hear a good explanation for why the fingerboard hasn't any markings on it. If you've got a good ear you immediately know when you've misplayed a note, but it's too late!
Hi Eileen. It is nice to hear from you. I guess I never thought about it. You are right. No one has ever explained why there are no frets on the violin. This is indeed curious.
@@Violinspiration No frets I can understand (it makes it difficult to slide over the fret bars) but that vast expanse of black on the fingerboard, for me, makes hitting the correct notes VERY difficult. I believe that the reliance on vibrato in today's playing is an attempt to hide misplayed notes. Just one red dot on the third finger spot in first position makes things so much easier when paying first, second and third positions.. I enjoy your videos by the way, and may join for lessons in the future.
My son is only 2 years old. I was thinking of violin lessons at age 3 or 4.. is that too young? What age to you recommend? Thanks
I think that is the perfect age to start! The majority of people who start playing the violin at a very young age end up being exceptional violinists in the future. I encourage you to bring your son to violin lessons, music is a very beautiful way to express our feelings, and he will thank you later, but I recommend you to keep in mind that there is a possibility that as the child grows likes another instrument more than the violin, you can take me as an example, I fell in love with the cello a few years ago and after waiting a lot of time I will soon purchase one, and i can't wait to start practising!
Maybe on a toy violin. Ppl in elementary don't even start learning until fourth & fifth grade.
My son is 6 years old and we have the violin.But I don't know which instrument is better to begin with.?Can you please help us to determine.And thanks for a such useful video.😗
I think for that situation specifically 🤔 whichever your son enjoys best? At his young age he could always decide after trying out either. Both are lovely instruments. ❤️🎶
I would suggest to start with the piano, because the way the instrument is made will help him understand the notes and the musical theorie better. Piano will build up a good base for a beginner musician, since all the notes are spread out in front of him and he can have a more clear picture.
Violin 🎻 is harder then piano 🎹 because piano already has the notes keys 🎹 violin no frets like guitar 🎸 position hold the bow a certain way
What to buy first piano or violin? I'm guitarist and I want to learn new instrument but I can't buy them and learn them at the same time.
Let me know what you choose!😀
Violin is harder for me.
I believe the piece at 5:45 is Prelude in G minor Op 23 no5 by Rachmaninoff, search it up on UA-cam(:
It is
When you take repertoire, sight reading, etc. out of the equation and just analyze the instruments themselves, I still feel like the violin is surely the harder instrument, hands down, just because of the posture, finding the correct locations of the notes on the fingerboard, manipulating the bow correctly, while piano involves none of those things.🤔
But when you do consider repertoire, they're the same. 😊
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!😀
In violin, i play two hands. In piano, i play three hands::).... the speed of pianist's fingers always faster than thr violinist's finger. Pianist can play "both", and skill to use pedals, and read 2 steffs... the tremolo and "runing finger" in piano's song is harder violin.... (etude no6, la campanella, winter wind, 25 no5 chopin,...)....
Thanks for sharing. 😀
Guitar or violin which is easier to learn????
🎸 :3
I'm starting to play the piano and have been doing so for a year however I have this strong liking for the violin too...is it advisable to learn both as a beginner and is it possible to learn basic violin by oneself?
I think yes to both your queries! Good luck.😀
3:55 that's not true, we also play chords on violin and double stops, not quite often as piano players do, but as the gap becomes smaller with higher pitches; playing a chord on a violin can be extremely difficult
Yes, you are so right, Marlon. Playing chords in the higher pitches is quite difficult!😀
Well spoken
Thanks!😊
The harp probably trumps both of them. Also, all the violinists literally disliked this.
Has anyone seen Erlkönig for the violin? I dont think anyone in the world can call that piece easy to read and also goes into two scores of music at the same time (double stops/ chords with harmonics)
I play Piano 🎹 but it is quite hard but quick to learn for me
Which one if you want to play pop songs?
I noticed in this video in the treble clef the notes C G D A but you had listed them as G D A E
What i think is that we are all different for some people violin techniques will come easier and for other people they will be better at sight reading so piano will be easier.
Indeed! Thanks for sharing.🥰
I think your right but l don't play piano that well. But l think violin is more fun.
Violin is definitely harder to learn than piano.
Do you have an advice for a relax thumb? It is at every practice session very tense, aspeccially at double stops.
Maybe you hold the violin (partly) with the thumb without noticing? You need to hold the violin solely with your head & shoulder.
I can't pick between piano or violin please help me ....
🤔 That is a simple but also difficult choice. I'd try each for a bit and then decide which one you would proceed with for a while longer.
Choose piano imo
@@rushgame5711 why?
Violin
I can't decide if I should play a piano or a Violin,I need an instrument to calm me down ngl
Try learning both! It may be a fun challenge.😉
Don't compare, the piano has its own unique technique, so does the violin. Even though the piano has keys, you have to play with 2 hands, face many chords, and the technique of 2 hands must be flexible, use finger strength.... and the violin, although it doesn't play as many notes as a piano, to know it. Getting the note position will be very time consuming, how to pull the bow and press the right notes at the beginning is quite difficult for first-timers. Pianists can easily switch to violin, trust me, I've done it... and I'm sure violinists switching to piano won't be easy (I'm not talking about cool pops). simple lessons for children's piano).
Thanks for your input! I appreciate your thoughts on the matter.😀
julia can you show us an easy way to play all scales
I show the exact scale sequence and all scales in my violin academy (www.juliasviolin.com)
Piano is like chess. Anyone can learn the moves and be playing the game in a few minutes. Becoming a master requires Herculean efforts and Grandmaster is only for the chosen few. I never played violin but i imagine it's frustrating at the beginning and extremely challenging at the higher levels.
I was quite shocked recently when I saw the notation for the Sibelius violin concerto finale 😱
Great analogy!
piano 🎹 is easier than violin 🎻 cuz you only have to press keys 🎹 and violin is sometimes heavy and very harmful for learner’s neck
as a normal person who play both... Piano is actually harder than violin. Yes you just need to press the keys in piano but the difficult part is that you need the coordination of your ears, hands and eyes. You can't always look at the piano while reading notes. but that is basically my opinion. maybe for you it's easy but I was like that too at first
Aηas Gamer փ us too because to not look sloppy we have to sit right up. So piano is harder than violin
@im Yilan no one knowes franz liszts and chopins pieces especially violin players 🙄🙄 they must listen and watch them first 😂😂 than talk right 😂😂
Haha 😂 so what’s the difference between playing the piano and typing.
I play both instruments, and while I’m much stronger on the piano than the violin, I think I have some insight here. For the novice, violin is indeed harder as it demands that certain unnatural skills are learned before it can sound presentable. With advancement, they become equally difficult
From purely a logical standpoint, to claim that one instrument is harder than the other makes absolutely no sense.
If an instrument is easier to play, it is a logical conclusion that the music made for it will overall be more complex.
Indeed, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star might be harder on the violin than the piano, but a Rachmaninoff’s Op. 32 No. 13 Prelude in D-flat which is nothing short of an onslaught of notes is simply not possible on a violin. Paganini Caprice No. 5 is about as complex a piece as you can find on the violin, but would be very easy to play on the piano. Piano music is simply harder.
And this without even considering the matter of sight-reading music, which is markedly harder on the piano.
All very good points! Thank you.🥰
No there is valid reason as to why piano is easier FOR MOST PEOPLE who are just trying to gain enough skill to enjoy playing. This is NOT about mastery (which is irrelevant to most people anyway). With piano, right from the beginning you can play some very nice music with very good sound and even enjoy yourself. Impossible with violin.
I'm glad she didn't use the F word
Why would I use the F Word in a music education video? 🤔😂
F holes😂
If you learn how to piano, you could think that you are operating a machine by pressing the key in according to the instructions on the paper. You do not have to know music whether it is in tone or not, This is the job of the person adjusting the music. You just have to worry about your rhythm or speed
Interesting perspective Michael! 🤔💭🎹
@@Violinspiration The person adjusting the piano has to worry about the music whether or not it is in tone or out of tone. A piano player is a machine operator, you just have to follow instructions on the paper.
4:17 my eyes are hurting
😅🙈🙉🙊
7 years of violin and I still haven’t mastered my bow hold.
Hi Maddie 😊
Here some of my UA-cam videos regarding bow holds that might be helpful for you -
How to Hold the Violin Bow with the Bunny Method | Easy Beginner Technique | Violin Tutorial
ua-cam.com/video/xsVV5SqV6uI/v-deo.html
How to Release Tension in your Bow Hand: Balancing Thumb Counter pressure
ua-cam.com/video/BVl0eOkHrp8/v-deo.html
Additionally if you'd like more personal help, you are always welcome to check out my online violin academy: m.violinspiration.com/join-us/
Violinspiration - Violin Lessons Thank you so much. I will be sure to check them out.
Most of the arguments I see are about mastery of violin or piano. This is wrong focus. What is relevant to vast majority of people is being able to gain enough skill to be able to play their favorite pop song and enjoy doing that. For this, Piano is WAY EASIER, hands down.
Good point. Thank you for sharing.😀
My teacher always says i don*t should say "i learned this week the following, i learned this ..." instead he wants me to say "play/ed" instead. And that's what it's all about. Of course we are all learning, but we should focus also on now and PLAYing to enjoy it.
Your teacher sounds like a keeper.😊
Piano is much harder, because you have to learn both bass and treble clef. Bass clef always throws me off when reading treble clef and that's coming from a piano player
Violinspiration - Violin Lessons The Piano is easy to play because the keys are layed out in a very familiar manner which means you could instantly play what you hear. Violin is harder to play because it's frettless & it doesn't have any keys.
Hello, will learning violin affect my piano playing? I'm interested to learn violin but im worried for my piano techniques
Please notice me it's hard to find answers
Absolutely not. Many people play both, including me! I wish you the nest of luck Sato!😀
@@Violinspiration thank you!! By the way im starting my lesson next monday🙂🙂
Love from ph🥰