https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/electric-guitar-overtakes-violin-in-music-lesson-boom/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:43:24 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/electric-guitar-overtakes-violin-in-music-lesson-boom/#post-385459 Sun, 12 Oct 2014 22:28:40 +0000 Opinions and Polls Hobson https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/electric-guitar-overtakes-violin-in-music-lesson-boom/#post-385459 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/electric-guitar-overtakes-violin-in-music-lesson-boom/#post-385457 Sun, 12 Oct 2014 15:45:00 +0000 Opinions and Polls s1120 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/electric-guitar-overtakes-violin-in-music-lesson-boom/#post-385457 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/electric-guitar-overtakes-violin-in-music-lesson-boom/#post-385447 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 14:37:16 +0000 Opinions and Polls rparker https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/electric-guitar-overtakes-violin-in-music-lesson-boom/#post-385447 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/electric-guitar-overtakes-violin-in-music-lesson-boom/#post-385446 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 08:55:23 +0000
I think the rise in the guitar numbers is down to the school music services actually employing guitar tutors; when I was at school you simply couldn't study guitar except through private tutors so the numbers weren't recorded.]]> Opinions and Polls Alan Green https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/electric-guitar-overtakes-violin-in-music-lesson-boom/#post-385446 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/electric-guitar-overtakes-violin-in-music-lesson-boom/#post-385445 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 04:45:46 +0000
Yes, folks, that's some sad state of affairs my mind is in after a career of owning and number crunching data. I never had a pocket-protector, though. :mrgreen:]]> Opinions and Polls rparker https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/electric-guitar-overtakes-violin-in-music-lesson-boom/#post-385445 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/electric-guitar-overtakes-violin-in-music-lesson-boom/#post-385444 Wed, 08 Oct 2014 09:01:27 +0000
I joined GN in 2002, and remember the celebrations when the forum got its 500th member.]]> Opinions and Polls Alan Green https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/electric-guitar-overtakes-violin-in-music-lesson-boom/#post-385444 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/electric-guitar-overtakes-violin-in-music-lesson-boom/#post-45564 Wed, 08 Oct 2014 00:24:25 +0000
"The electric guitar has overtaken the violin in a list of most popular musical instruments for children to play, says a music exam board.

Some 13% of five- to 17-year-olds play the electric guitar, compared with 12% for the violin.

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Back in 1999, the recorder was the most popular instrument among this age group, with 19% learning, just 2% of children played the violin and 1%, the electric guitar."

http://www.bbc.com/news/education-29117849


PS. BTW 8 years ago I was signing up in GuitarNoise... I miss those days...]]> Opinions and Polls Nuno https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/electric-guitar-overtakes-violin-in-music-lesson-boom/#post-45564