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FREE Violin Lessons
Learn to Play the Violin Online
#1 Beginner Violin Lesson
Start Playing the Violin
Violin teacher Zlata made a 40 lesson violin course with the exact steps you need to learn as a beginner violinist to learn to play the violin beautifully. All the 40 violin video lessons, the beginner book, the etude books, the easy concertos and more sheet music are TOTALLY FREE.
#1 Intermediate Violin Lesson
How to Bow Smoothly on the Violin
This violin lesson is all about learning to make a beautiful sound on the violin by learning a flexible bow hold, the bow arm mechanics and what all great soloists have in common when it comes to bowing. I show it close up and slow motion, so you can instantly improve your violin bowing.
#1 Advanced Violin Lesson
ALL 102 Violin Bowing Techniques & Terms
Learn all about detaché, martelé, staccato, spiccato, ricochet, martelé and more bowing techniques and terms you’ve heard about in this violin lesson. There are over 100 examples of famous violinists, sheet music notation and how to play these techniques yourself. Learn the tools of music expression!
Learn to play the violin beautifully with my latest FREE online violin lessons:
Indian Concertino by Perlman 2nd Mov violin play along | Violin Lounge TV #523
Learn to play the 2nd movement ‘Chant to the moon’ of the Indian Concertino by Perlman on the violin. Suitable for beginners!
Violin Arpeggios Explained (with handy overview)
Maybe you’ve been practicing violin arpeggios for years, but why those specific chords and how are they structured? Here’s a handy chart:
Indian Concertino by Perlman 1st Mov violin play along | Violin Lounge TV #521
Learn to play the 1st movement ‘An Indian Story’ of the Indian Concertino by Perlman on the violin. Suitable for beginners!
How to practice violin with a metronome | Violin Lounge TV #520
Practice tips to learn difficult rhythms and tackle fast runs on the violin + free online metronome
FREE Violin Lesson #41 Allegro op 22F by Edward Elgar
Performance and tutorial of this easy melodic exercise in the first position by Edward Elgar: beautiful classical melody for beginner violinists.
Tune your violin like a PRO violinist | Violin Lounge TV #519
Learn how a professional violinist tunes her violin, why first the A string and how to use a tuning fork
Free Violin Sheet Music
107 Intermediate Violin Concertos
FREE violin sheet music downloads of the most beautiful intermediate violin concertos and concertinos to improve your violin technique, intonation and bowing. 38 of them are suitable for beginners.
FREE Violin Scale Book
Sensational Scales is a FREE 85 page violin scale book that goes from simple beginner scales with finger charts all the way to all three octave scales and arpeggios:
Violin Finger Chart
PDF Downloadable poster with the exact spots of ALL notes on the violin. You’ll also learn how to read them in violin sheet music and connect them to how they should sound. Can’t miss in your violin practice room!
Free Violin Tools
Violin Tuner
Finally an easy way to tune your violin! My free online violin tuner will recognize the open string you play and guide you to tune it to the right pitch. The tuner can be used on desktop, tablet, iPhone and any other smartphone.
Metronome
As a violin teacher Zlata has designed an easy to use metronome that has some new functionalities: subdivisions and difficult rhythms to practice with. This will make practicing with a metronome more effective and more fun.
String Reviews
This violin string comparison chart takes the mystery out of choosing the right strings for your violin. You can find all major brands and types of strings and you’ll know exactly what to buy.
Latest play-along violin lessons
Learn to play beautiful pieces on the violin including free sheet music, finger close ups and performances by violin teacher Zlata
Indian Concertino by Perlman 2nd Mov violin play along | Violin Lounge TV #523
Learn to play the 2nd movement ‘Chant to the moon’ of the Indian Concertino by Perlman on the violin. Suitable for beginners!
Indian Concertino by Perlman 1st Mov violin play along | Violin Lounge TV #521
Learn to play the 1st movement ‘An Indian Story’ of the Indian Concertino by Perlman on the violin. Suitable for beginners!
FREE Violin Lesson #41 Allegro op 22F by Edward Elgar
Performance and tutorial of this easy melodic exercise in the first position by Edward Elgar: beautiful classical melody for beginner violinists.
Violin Blog
Sit back and learn all about the violin, violin music and playing the violin on my blog:
Best Violin Shoulder Rest in 2023: Complete Buying Guide
What’s the best violin shoulder rest for you? What types are there and what are their pros and cons. Read here:
Can you learn to play violin by yourself?
“I would LOVE to learn to play the violin!! But… can I do that on my own?”
Music enthusiasts of all ages have asked themselves this question.
A Major Violin Scale with Pics, Notes and Sound Samples
The A Major 1 octave scale on the violin is the first you learn. I show you exactly how to play it and teach you also the 2, 3 and 4 octave: