i play the violin... for abut 7 years till now
m'not counting the time before i went to a musical school... dunno how it's like in other countries, but here in Croatia you have something like an elementary music school (for kids aged 9-14), a music high school (14-18), and then the music academy. i went through the elementary school and now am in a high school
i play the piano too, since it's obligatory in high