Great story for violinist at any level

Whether you're a beginner violin player or someone who's been playing and has been struggling, this is a great story to motivate you. Sometimes you get in a rut and you feel like giving up. Don't ever do it, this is proof you can overcome any kind of doubt with your playing.

A few years ago violinist Melissa White went through a period of self doubt, like a lot of people do. She doubted whether she should keep pursuing playing her violin. She just didn't feel the fire.

"I'd go up to my room to practice, and I'd find I didn't have much motivation and it wasn't fun anymore," said White.

However she found a summer job where she was teaching music to kids. This summer job helped her set the fire a blaze again.

"Teaching was the best experience for me, because when you teach, you learn so much. It made me think about music and brought the fun back into it for me."

White now tours the country with one of the nation’s hottest young chamber groups, the Harlem Quartet. I found this story to be extremely motivational, not just for a violinist but for any musician who has lost the fire. Never give up.