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We tend to learn something quicker if we're more intrigued and interested than not.
So then do either of you recommend even attempting to learn violin or should I just give up? I mean, I was really bad at trumpet when I quit and I had four or five years so I'll probably be even worse with violin and not progress at all. I mean, if I didn't really progress much, if at all, in band while going to class for it every day for four or five years straight, then I don't imagine I'll have much progress on violin if it's really so much harder like you say so would it even be worth it? I mean, if there is no progress at all is there even really a point? (as you can probably tell I tend to quit things if I never get better at them because I just don't see a point.)
I would highly suggest picking up a violin for just a little while and see how you feel without any instruction. Play with it a little and see how you feel. If you enjoy it, pursue it a little to see if it fits your taste. Playing music is a good hobby to have.... I just kind of suggest against making it a career. Also, don't be so melodramatic about quitting.
I'd agree with this, it's at the very least good to attempt it!
If it only had frets...
They both agree that violin is harder to master, mainly because it's far and away more flexible.
The trumpet is a fairly static instrument, most designed the same (but with varying build quality).
The violin can sound radically different depending on the bow wood materials, the resin, the build of the violin, the materials used for the violin, the strings, etc.
So already, the build of the violin has more potential variations, which lead to more sounds to "master".
Then the playing style can change the sound. The difference between a 'fiddle' and a 'violin' is 90% playing style, and you can hear how drastically different they sound. Not just the notes they play, but the fiddle tone and violin tone are so different.
The violin has no distinctly separated notes (ala valves or frets). So you have to truly memorize precisely where to place your fingers, where to drag the bow (and the angle of it), and all of that depends on proper holding technique.
So in sum, yes, violin is a complex, highly variable instrument. The trumpet, certainly, is difficult to play too, but from what my musician friends say --- woodwinds in general have a lower ceiling.