Mariko Barra

Hi there, I’m an adult beginner violinist. I’ve started playing the violin in June 2015 at the age of 30 years. There is no violin teacher close to where I live, so I am self-taught now, learning through YouTube videos, forums and books about violin playing. It’s quite some journey! I am soooo excited that I finally am learning to play the violin!

I hear many people say that you have to start to play the violin when you're very young, but I think age is not that important. What matters is how motivated one is and how much fun you can have with it! :-) Anyway, I'm enjoying every minute of my violin adventure.

I do record a video every month to keep track of my progress. It really helps me to see what I should work on and which things have improved already.

I also keep a violin diary on my website www.violinadventures.com.