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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I too have wondered why Asian kids focus so heavily on piano and violin. You would think a few more would try horn or tuba or bassoon, all of which are desperate to find players. It’s a lot easier to get a bassoon spot at an Ivy League orchestra than it is a violin spot.

My kid plays the French horn and she has really benefited from the lack of competition.  She has a really good ear (honed through piano lessons and choir from a young age), and loves playing, but it’s also nice that it’s easier to be a “star” in her realm. To be a star violinist takes at least 2 hrs of practice a day by middle school and then more from then on. Not so for the more obscure instruments.  [/quote]

I think the reason is that Asian parents value what kids learn from early music training as much as or more than the music or instrument - the violin is difficult because it requires a lot of concentration and mental effort but [b]physically is easy to play[/b].  Woodwind instruments require breath control, embouchure, etc. There are fractional violins and cellos for young children but for woodwind instruments, a child needs to be nearly full grown to be able to start playing it.  Soprano recorders are the notable exception, fwiw.

So a child can start violin very young and learn discipline and also learn to play nice music with relaxation while a child must be older to start French horn or bassoon or flute.  Then after years of practice, they learn to play with relaxation, but physically, it is more demanding.  [/quote]

have you tried playing the violin?[/quote]

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