The violin has such a deep yet emotional sound that really forces its user to cohere to its resonance. It's dynamics, timbre, and fluency on any given piece is just a masterful bundle of joy. It can be played with such passion and skill that it undermines other instruments on its caliber. Truly a worthwhile instrument to play to understand the beauty and textures of music in general.

I have always love the sound of the violin. I also love how versatile it is It can cross so many genres. That's not to say other instruments cant.............they simply can't do it as well ^_^.

I am not really sure how to answer the question of why I love the violin. Its not really something I can put into words its such a visceral (sp) emotion. I know of no other instrument that can take you from a historcal set of notes that invoce the correct emotion of the composer to the modern music that takes your feelings on a rollercoaster that the player controls. All the way though the ability to fuse the sounds of say celtic classical and jazz to bring your silent emotions to full bodied music that everyone can experience with you.

When I was younger I loved playing b/c it was my escape from a very jacked up childhood.  When I began to play I was able to get away from all the yelling, and fighting that went on around me.  

Now…

 I love playing because I feel it is a true gift from God.  I use my violin to give God praise and honor. God is showing me that he wants me to play from my heart now and not how I played years ago. I love to play because it brings me great joy knowing that I am able to make a joyful noise unto the Lord. 

Many Blessings,

Mellissa

SanSkirtA,

You are very welcome!  I am so glad to share.  God loves it when we seek Him through worship, so what better way to do it than with such an amazingly beautiful instrument!  I have found that as I play and truly worship I can feel His presence.

basically i love it because you can just play it anytime... plus i love it when i can feel the strings vibrates under your hands.. it makes me feel part of the music itself.. the violin becomes an extra part of my body... 

Since I can remember, I've always had a love for strings, violin/cello especially. Strings produce a sound unlike no other& hit me just the same, a certain part of my heart that instantly reflects that warmth& depth. Playing piano& guitar for the better part of my life, along w. drums, bass, xylophone& others, they all produce& create a certain sound, a certain emotion, but nothing compares to strings... they are the romantics of instruments.

    Since I grew up on classical music, the violin has a lot of appeal for me. In elementary school I chose to play the flute. In middle school we often ran into the orchestra when they were leaving class, but the instruments seemed very intimidating. How I wish at almost 30 that I had made the switch to violin then! In high school all that was available was marching band, which I hated, so after 9th grade I quit band and quit the flute. After 14 years of almost never playing my flute I wish I had never stopped. I've forgotten how to read music, and it's made it very challenging to learn new instruments.The instrument I've fallen in love with and eagerly wish to learn is the violin.

    The violin has such beautiful, expressive sound  that I have been obsessed for the past month with learning it! I love the sound, the shape- everything about it really. To watch a master violinist such as Fiddlerman play is awe-inspiring. It gives me goosebumps, brings me to tears- such ability to inspire emotions is incredible. I look forward to the day when I can inspire such emotion while playing the violin.

I thank you all for your posts. They are very heartfelt and inspiring. Take care.

~Ashra

I don't know, beats the heck out of me.  

There are days when I want to throw it across the room.

There are times when I don't even want to look at it.

 I won't  pick it up or play for weeks.

Then there are those  times I am so addicted to it.

I won't put it down for weeks at a time and constantly play it.

I'll even wake up in the middle of the night to play it.

I am beginning to think those legends are true about it being the "Devil's Instrument" or "The Devil's Box"

As to why  I even put myself through the torture of trying to master the SOB thing, is beyond me.

All I know, that it's just plain fun !