How Long Does It Take?, to become a half decent vioinist? Options

[Frankie82]

I know that it's a "how long is a piece of string" question, but on average how long does it take before you stop making "strangled cat" sounds???? Bearing in mind that I can maybe put in half hour's practice every day, can read music to a reasonable standard and have a half decent sense of pitch (from already learning piano)...it's just putting me off thinking it will take such a long time before I start making a reasonable sound (my teacher is VERY patient though!). I'd say I've had about 5/6 lessons now, I know it's very early days!

[janexxx]

So the intonation is OK when you play it slowly....so you can do it :D . The problem is probably more the right hand than the left hand then, getting a clean fast bow and synchronisation with the left hand.

I'm sure you know more about this than me Liz....but playing slowly and accurately and only speeding up to what you CAN play accurately, and not getting any faster until it is secure is the way to do it.

Good Luck