subject: Are You Wasting Your Money With Private Violin Lessons? Learn About The Online Alternative [print this page] Are You Wasting Your Money With Private Violin Lessons? Learn About The Online Alternative
The emergence of online violin lessons has been of great benefit to those who would like to learn the violin. Digital programs allow almost anyone to be able to learn violin. Even the best things have drawbacks, but once you understand those drawbacks, you can work with them. As you read this article, you'll learn about the perks and the cons of choosing to learn violin through this medium.
First on the pro list is price. With minimal delivery costs, digital products don't need to be marked up. A profit can be made at almost any price once set up by the creators, so you are only paying for value. The other thing is that you only have to pay once and you can reuse these fiddle lessons again and again. That investment is less than one private lesson most of the time.
The next point of perk is convenience. You don't need to leave your home for the lesson, but you don't need to stay home either. Considering the prevalence of mobile devices that can access the internet, you can learn almost anywhere you like. That means you don't have to reschedule your lessons when you go on vacation. Nor do you need to spend the time and money to drive to and from the lesson, so you have more time to practice or do anything else you like.
The first potential drawback is that you don't have someone to correct your form. This is only a potential drawback as if you pay enough attention to the lessons and videos in the first place, this won't be necessary.
Another drawback is you don't have to play on a schedule. This may sound like a perk, but some have problems getting their practice time in. If you're around people who love the fiddle and play it often, that dedication will be absorbed into your mindset. This environment will keep your motivation to learn high.
If you can get around other violinists and practice with them, you'll be able to ignore this drawback. It works best if you have a friend who is just starting to learn the violin when you are. You can keep each other to a schedule. Secondarily, you could ask or pay someone to force you to practice. Once you've gotten into the habit of playing and practicing, you'll be fine though.
I've lumped schedule and motivation together because if you play on a schedule for long enough, you don't need to be motivated to do it. It just becomes second nature.
So who should choose online violin lessons and who should choose group or private lessons?
If you're the type that tends to need additional help, prefers working with people directly, or lacks creativity when it comes to making yourself practice, choose offline. The risk of wasting gobs of money on lessons is enough to keep most people practicing.
For those who aren't sure how serious they are about learning or don't have much money to invest, start with the online lessons. If you forget things easily or want extra practice, get the online lessons, even if you have private or group lessons. It is, after all, only thirty dollars in most cases.
