I have learned playing the violin, informally known as fiddle,  when i was in high school. It is very entertaining activity
Was the violin part of the official school curriculum? Is it usually played as part of a larger band or on it's own?
No, my parents wanted to me learn to play at one instrument. And I decided to go with violin. It typically has four strings tuned. Thus, it is easier to learn
Did you enjoy learning the violin?
At first it was a hard and I just needed more practice. There were smaller violin-type instruments which somewhat soothed my difficulties
How many different violin type instruments are there?
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
the fiddle at local dances and celebrations to earn a little more. It tells of his earliest musical memories, especially the time when his mother handed him a violin when he was in bed with the measles. We also learn of his school life: "I was not very good at bookish subjects, but not one of the worst either". He was fortunate that Emil Petersen, a teacher at the school, "taught me later on to play the violin properly from notation", enabling him to play at dances