You’ll have to decide if you want to take private or group violin lessons from a violin teacher. Your budget may help determine this choice. If it is not within your budget to take lessons from a teacher, there are lots of other options available to you.  There are certainly plenty of how to play the violin books and DVDs available at your local book store or online. There are also online violin courses that you can download for a fee straight to your computer. And for those who have even a tighter budget, there are also plenty of free resources. If you do a search online, you will find that there are lots of violin sites that offer free mini-lessons, videos and tips on how to learn to play the violin.