Hi i love music and actually teach violin or fiddle as it is commonly known.  Do you play?
I used to play the piano a bit that's all. How long have you played?
I began playing the american fiddle which is a small viol which is ealiy portable. I was only 4 years old.  To long ago to count now!! 
Wow that's impressive. You must be good. Were you classically trained? What style of music do you play?
I was trained but not classically.  My mentor was into old time music of north american folk so i play a bit of that and some jazz 
I see, folk music is pretty interesting. Have you heard of Lindsey Stirling? I think she plays the violin.
Yes I have indeed.  She is amazing.  She plays violin, dances, is a composer and an artist and she is only 32!
I didn't know she did all that, that is amazing at that age.
Violin
The violin, sometimes known as a fiddle, is a wooden string instrument in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and highest-pitched instrument in the family in regular use. Smaller violin-type instruments exist, including the violino piccolo and the kit violin, but these are virtually unused. The violin typically has four strings, usually tuned in perfect fifths with notes G3, D4, A4, E5, and is most commonly played by drawing a bow across its
American fiddle
American fiddle-playing began with the early settlers who found that the small "viol" family instruments were portable and rugged. According to Ron Yule, "John Utie, a 1620 immigrant, settled in the North and is credited as being the first known fiddler on American soil". Early influences were Irish fiddle styles as well as Scottish and the more refined traditions of classical violin playing. Popular tunes included "Soldier's Joy", for which Robert Burns had written lyrics, and other such tunes as