last word on "difficulty"

[Tom Ritchford <tom@swirly.com>]

I'd say that "the violin is more difficult than the guitar"
and in fact that the guitar is an "easy" instrument.  When people
ask me about an easy instrument, I always direct them to the
guitar(*) -- I never direct them to the violin.

and here's why:

your average musically interested kid can pick up a guitar
and in a few days learn enough to be able to play a few tunes
and sing along without being too horrible.  in a few weeks
you could actually entertain your friends.

but it takes MONTHS to get past the horrible stage on a violin.


yet -- does that make Jimi Hendrix less of a musician than
some violinist?  emphatically, no!

and do I listen to more guitars than violins?  absolutely yes!

        /t

(* -- or drums -- another "easy" instrument that you can take
       to great heights of mastery!)

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