norimay:

Hi Zac's Mum - may I ask how old was your child when he indicated his interest to learn the violin?

I hear its quite a difficult instrument to learn at a young age

My daughter was 5 years and 4 months old when she indicated that she wanted to learn the violin. I think you will need to observe what the child likes. My daughter likes music and singing, she can sing anywhere, that was also one of the reasons i enrolled her without much hesitation.