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The violin is the best known bowed string instrument. It is the smallest of the string instruments normally used in orchestral music. It is used in all music styles and is very common in classical, country, and certain types of folk and traditional music. Another name for the violin is the fiddle.

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Do I need a teacher to learn violin?

I'd like to take up the violin, but I travel too much to take lessons. Is it reasonable to learn violin without a teacher? … And I take 'unreasonable' to mean "don't even bother- you'll be much better off learning another instrument if you can't take lessons" How much harder is it to learn violin without a teacher than other …
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