August 3, 2008 at 09:32 PM · Sue has some excellent advice about going to a lot of concerts and recitals. I have known lots of kids who love playing the violin and want to, or ARE going to music school, yet they don't go to orchestra or chamber concerts. It seems to me that if a person really loves their instrument they would want to see it in action for himself, rather than just playing it alone. This always baffled me.