Best violin songbooks according to redditors

A copy of fiddle time starters

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fiddle-Time-Starters-CD-beginner/dp/0193365847/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1536037987&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=fiddle+time+joggers+violin+book+1&dpPl=1&dpID=51FOIxu2sYL&ref=plSrch

and Team Strings Violin

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Team-Strings-Richard-Duckett-Paperback/dp/B00GOHIKXC/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1536038070&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=team+strings+violin+book+1&dpPl=1&dpID=51Ed7yveHgL&ref=plSrch

Both good for learning. I warn you that the first is aimed at the under 11s but it works. I use Team Strings because my teacher is a sixth form student who learned through it (There aren't many tutors in the inbred town of which I live, the other one is an ex friend of my tutor).

Despite the slating they get for learning on, it might be worth investing in an electric violin that will fit a set of headphones and a 9v battery. On top of that you want your practice mute. You can get a small disc one which attaches between the tailpiece and the bridge on the strings. You then slide it up and clip it over the bridge when you need it on.

Video lessons on YouTube...

Alison Sparrow - violin and piano
https://www.youtube.com/user/theonlinepianotutor

Man with a cheesy grin - Violin Tutor Pro
https://www.youtube.com/user/violintutorpro

I can only vouch for Ms Sparrow, she and the fiddle time book got me going before I went to spend time and money with a tutor.

As for Mr Wahabi, you might want to point out that proclaiming one self as holy is heresy as such a thing could only be determined by a deity. Then blast him with some Sunn O))) as you slowly close the door. I recommend this one in particular https://youtu.be/7c6uMbP4--E

I'm an adult learner and I started with Suzuki. I actually like it. I also use Whistler's Introducing the Positions Vol. 1 and my preferred scale book is The Complete Scale Compendium for Violin by Larry Clark although I also have Galamian's Contemporary Violin Technique. I like Larry Clark's because it's good for beginners and very thorough. Galamian's and Carl Flesch's Scale System are good if you're really familiar with scales and need something more advanced.

YouTube has a lot of excellent videos. I prefer Eddy Chen if I'm stuck with something really particular. His advice helped me to really develop a practice routine that helped me stay focused and actually accomplish something. If you do Suzuki, there are some instructors who do play along videos (some even do slower tempo versions) of the etudes which I find helpful.

Violin is as demanding as Piano. Perhaps that is reason they won't let you do both. The thing is you can do so many things to change the quality of its sound, it has its own "tricks " The bow is the singer, and you have to learn how to make it sing, that by yourself would be really difficult without someone telling you what ,how and when. I couldn't afford lessons at first besides I wanted a nice, good teacher to help me out. So I was on my own for about 6 weeks, I play piano also and have a solid music background, I wouldn't say I was playing violin, I was playing the notes, sight reading and exploring the instrument. It was great fun! I was holding the instrument as a baroque violin (no chin rest or shoulder pad, and baroque bow) I figured it would be much easier later on to have a big (switch) change all together once with a teacher, besides I was afraid to hurt myself. You can do a lot on your own but I trust you will love it so much you will soon arrange to have lessons, cause you will want to play and sound better. There are many very generous people teaching on line in YouTube channels unfortunately they cannot see if you do what they teach you correctly. It makes a world of difference, believe me. I have now a teacher and I sound like a completely different person. I bookmarked this site the other day, for the adventurous out there who wish to give violin a try. They are the only books I know which actually come with intructions. They have 2 books, not only they come with backing tracks, they also offer video tutorials for each piece. Their main focus is for adults, who are learning or returning to the violin. Self taught or with a tutor. http://violin-works.com/ You can find the books in amazon as well https://www.amazon.com/Violinworks-Book-CD-comprehensive-beginner/dp/019340267X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502888762&sr=8-1&keywords=Violinworks

I want to try something new! Which is learning my violin that I've had for a little while. Something that might help is these charts so I can know where my fingers go in order to play the notes I want. It also has the actual notes on a chart in case I forget which note is which. Very helpful.