yeah i play trombone- started in 4th grade and i'm a junior in high school now. but the lessons do help the most, i must agree. i'm also taking a beginning strings class right now. we learn to play violin, viola, cello, and bass all in a semester unfortunately. i'm on my last one, cello right now. but my favorite so far has to be the bass. it rocks! do you mind me asking why you want to learn violin?