By Sophie Kerfoot and Isobel Elliott
We interviewed five pupils who play violin to see what they really think about it. All answers are anonymous. We asked them a series of questions and this is how they answered:
We interviewed five pupils who play violin to see what they really think about it. All answers are anonymous. We asked them a series of questions and this is how they answered:
What do you enjoy about playing the violin?
“It gives you lots of opportunities for when you’re older so you can play in an orchestra or with people.”
“You get to progress and it is fun.”
“It’s a good way to meet people.”
What do you not enjoy?
“Exams; because they are stressful, especially when you are doing more than one instrument,”
“Lots of complicated music,”
“I find it hard to read music because I never got taught!”
When did you start playing the violin?
“Primary 4,”
“Primary 4, but I practiced before on my dad’s,”
“Primary 4,”
“Primary 3,”
“Primary 4
Why did you want to play the violin?
“It looked fun and easy plus lots of my friends were doing it.”
“I heard two primary 7s playing “Jaws” and I thought it sounded cool!”
“I didn’t want to, I wanted to play the cello but I was told I was too tall,”
“My whole family plays instruments and I had a toy violin.”
Where do you play?
“Practice at school, orchestra which is in the hall, HYSO, every 5 weekend we practice at Milburn Academy, in November we play at a Concert in Aviemore and Eden Court,”
“National Youth Orchestra of Scotland Junior, Perth Concert Hall and Glasgow,”
“Home and school,”
“Ceilidh band and Orchestra,”
Who teaches you and in your opinion are they a good teacher?
“Mrs Grant; and I think she’s a really good teacher and I make good progress with her.”
“Mrs Grant is okay and I have a private teacher, they help me move up a level for my playing”
“I have private lessons and I have a very good teacher.”
Is it an expensive hobby?
“It can be expensive but lessons at school are cheaper than private lessons,”
“It is very expensive but it’s worth it,”
“Yes it can be expensive, but it gets more expensive as you go along to higher grades and you have to buy a violin, books, a case etc.”
“It gives you lots of opportunities for when you’re older so you can play in an orchestra or with people.”
“You get to progress and it is fun.”
“It’s a good way to meet people.”
What do you not enjoy?
“Exams; because they are stressful, especially when you are doing more than one instrument,”
“Lots of complicated music,”
“I find it hard to read music because I never got taught!”
When did you start playing the violin?
“Primary 4,”
“Primary 4, but I practiced before on my dad’s,”
“Primary 4,”
“Primary 3,”
“Primary 4
Why did you want to play the violin?
“It looked fun and easy plus lots of my friends were doing it.”
“I heard two primary 7s playing “Jaws” and I thought it sounded cool!”
“I didn’t want to, I wanted to play the cello but I was told I was too tall,”
“My whole family plays instruments and I had a toy violin.”
Where do you play?
“Practice at school, orchestra which is in the hall, HYSO, every 5 weekend we practice at Milburn Academy, in November we play at a Concert in Aviemore and Eden Court,”
“National Youth Orchestra of Scotland Junior, Perth Concert Hall and Glasgow,”
“Home and school,”
“Ceilidh band and Orchestra,”
Who teaches you and in your opinion are they a good teacher?
“Mrs Grant; and I think she’s a really good teacher and I make good progress with her.”
“Mrs Grant is okay and I have a private teacher, they help me move up a level for my playing”
“I have private lessons and I have a very good teacher.”
Is it an expensive hobby?
“It can be expensive but lessons at school are cheaper than private lessons,”
“It is very expensive but it’s worth it,”
“Yes it can be expensive, but it gets more expensive as you go along to higher grades and you have to buy a violin, books, a case etc.”