This last year was rather busy.  I did not practice much on the violin, barely enough so I did not backslide too far.  But I have had a renewed focus on music over the year, and I have been working a lot on guitar and keyboards.

I wrote a little blip in the chat column about it, but I am switching my focus on violin from acoustic to electric.  It is really those sounds and styles that motivate me, so why not go with it?  Sure, I have gained an appreciation for classical and even some folk music, but what really drives me is much more modern sounds and styles.

I guess I don't really see any valid reasons myself for having to learn on a normal violin.  Sure, skills overlap, some are a bit different, but like guitar, would I really want to learn on acoustic to play electric?   Probably not. 😀

There seem to be more electric players out there now than used to be, but for the most part, especially learning, I see most approach it as acoustic to learn and main, electric for fun.  I guess for me, being true to myself, it's the opposite.