My goal with this website is to proof that people with no violin experience and musical background can learn to play the violin. Just start with the fundamentals. Take your time and within a month you will discover you made some major steps in mastering the violin.
These violin beginners lessons are also a must for people who already have some violin experience and want to check if they position the violin the right way. Learning new things is way better than watching TV. It is fun to discover what your brain is capable of. Imagine how it feels when you learn violin and you can play for your family or friends some live violin music.
A short overview of violin basic lessons needed to learn how to become a violin master.
Parts of the violin and tuning
Knowing your violin is truly the basis of becoming a great violin player. In this step I will walk you through the parts of the violin with images and some textual explaining. Also in this section I will give you practical tips about tuning your violin.
Holding the violin and playing pizzicato
Its time to try the violin. During the previous step you learned all about the instrument and how to tune it. In this step you actually going to make some music with it.
How to hold your violin bow
Crucial for mastering the violin is knowing how to hold your violin bow. The pictures provided in this step will tell you more than thousands words can describe.
How to play with the bow and reading the notes
So now you know how to hold your bow it is time for exercises. This step will give you some basic tutorials so you can practise the right way
Rhythm and notes and beats explained
Reading notes is necessary and if you do it right is in fact a fun thing to learn. I will explain the basics here. So take several minutes to write some notes down an clap your hands too.
First finger position on the violin string
I am going to take you the net level with this step. This step is about using the fingers. I will teach you the basics of how effecting the sound with your finger.
Playing violin learning the second finger
You will learn how to position the second finger on the violin. I made a detailed picture to show you how to place your second finger. In addition I wrote some simple exercises which help you concentrate on the second finger.
Music with first and second finger with rhythm
I wrote some music myself which you can practise. I recommend you start with this after you master the first and second finger exercises.
How to position third finger
In this step I added the notes for the third finger. Try these exercises before you play the violin with all the fingers.
PLaying violin with all the fingers
Now its time for the fourth finger. This page will give you a detailed image which gives you a clear impression on how to place your fourth finger on the violin string. I included some simple exercises too.
