A cardboard violin is a common way to start learning the violin. I prefer using this method for many different reasons. Overall, it is, in my opinion, the best way to begin a student on the violin.
A cardboard violin is cheap. Many parents express apprehension over buying an instrument and finding out their child does not want to play it. This is a great way to ease the initial unease. Once the parents see that their child is enjoying what they are learning, they will want to invest in an actual violin to continue lessons.
Unless someone in the family has played violin before, it is often an overwhelming process to buy a violin. Starting out on a cardboard violin gives some time for me to give the parents tips on selecting a violin and to refer violin shops.
Like I said in the beginning, a cardboard violin is cheap. And let's face facts, kids like to play rough. Some more than others. Sometimes a violin is the first object a kid own that is fragile and precious. So one of my main rules is that my students do not get to pull out their real violin until they can treat the cardboard violin with respect. Violins are beautiful and robust instruments, but let's face it, they're pretty fragile little things. Playing the violin is an excellent way for kids to learn how to gently handle things, but first let them learn on something less expensive.
Usually a cardboard violin is used during the first month of lessons while the different parts of the violin are learned, the correct way to hold the violin is mastered, a perfect bow hold is obtained, and the basics of reading music are learned.
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Tim Miller
TDM Violin Studio
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