I’ve never played in an orchestra, but I did take band classes in 6th grade. I played the flute. Unfortunately, I was severely behind because my parents ordered a flute from a store that didn’t have them in stock, and since it arrived late, I missed the first few classes and never learned to play it properly.
But it would be nice to learn a strings instrument like the violin. I might take lessons eventually. I’d love to learn how to play a violin cover of my favorite songs.
I have yes, when I was younger I had violin lessons and at some point I joined the youth orchestra.
It wasn’t bad, but I didn’t necessarily like it a lot either tho. It was just learning a bunch of songs… It helped me become more musically tho, as you had to work together with other people.