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I'd really like to learn the violin, however I'll just be able to muster up enough money to buy a cheap violin and a few lessons. How many lessons do you think I would need in order to avoid practicing bad habits and learn the basics, assuming I practice enough?

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Have you any experience playing other instruments? – berry120 Mar 22 at 11:00
I used to play the piano when I was younger but ended up stopping as my mum couldn't afford the lessons as the time, I also used to play guitar, but I don't like much guitar music, so I sort of lost interest. – Jamal Mar 22 at 15:35

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The basics for playing the violin on average takes about 8 years. This would give you with a lot of practise and ensemble experience about the standard for a community orchestra which you could continue to play in with no lessons and just regular practise to maintain your standard.

On the basis that you can learn an instrument as an adult with lessons once every month this, would mean 12 lessons a year for roughly 8 years.

A basic violin wouldn't be good enough for all of the 8 years, so after about 4 years you would probably need to upgrade. I would suggest that you start your lessons with a violin that you have hired.

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Wow I see, so if lessons are around 25GBP per lesson then 300GBP per year, well that's not bad. I didn't consider taking lessons monthly, that will significantly reduce the financial load. Thanks. – Jamal Mar 20 at 13:13
And the problem with a hired violin is that I can't practice at home with it. – Jamal Mar 20 at 13:30
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This question is way too open ended.So is the answer. How long is a piece of string? If one already has musical knowledge through playing another instrument or singing, the timescale will diminish greatly.If one has a lesson a month, one will most likely NEVER get there.If one has an investment in one's own instrument, one will feel more inclined to learn it. If one practises for 2 hrs a day, one will get far more efficient than the one who practises 1 hr a day,etc.,etc,

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