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#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:
No 1 Mistake in Smooth Violin Bowing (+ how to fix) | Violin Lounge TV #514
When you’re making all the right movements with your wrist and fingers, but still don’t have the sound you want, here’s how to fix:
How to practice violin vibrato with a metronome | Violin Lounge TV #513
Learn vibrato on the violin and get the beautiful sound you desire by practicing your vibrato with a metronome:
Dance of the SUGAR PLUM FAIRY from The Nutcracker by Tschaikovsky Violin Tutorial | Violin Lounge TV #512
Play along violin tutorial with finger close up and sheet music for the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from the Nutcracker ballet:
Violin String Crossings: 4 Different Techniques | Violin Lounge TV #511
4 Different ways to cross strings on the violin, so you can make smooth string crossings in any tempo and piece:
Elves’ Dance by Jenkinson Violin Tutorial | Violin Lounge TV #510
This Elves’ Dance by Jenkinson is great to practice in different tempi and with different bowing techniques
My 3 Most Embarrassing Violin Performance Experiences | Violin Lounge TV #509
Stories of my worst violin concerts: something with a wasp, a boat and messing up on national television. Let’s get real:
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
Dance of the SUGAR PLUM FAIRY from The Nutcracker by Tschaikovsky Violin Tutorial | Violin Lounge TV #512
Play along violin tutorial with finger close up and sheet music for the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from the Nutcracker ballet:
Elves’ Dance by Jenkinson Violin Tutorial | Violin Lounge TV #510
This Elves’ Dance by Jenkinson is great to practice in different tempi and with different bowing techniques
BACH Air Violin Tutorial (Aria from the Suite in D) | Violin Lounge TV #507
Learn to play the Air from the Suite in D by JS Bach on the violin with finger close up tutorial video and sheet music play along:
Violin Blog
Sit back and learn all about the violin, violin music and playing the violin on my blog:
All Violin Notes in the First Position for Beginners
Find all the notes on the violin as a beginner violinist with this finger chart and sheet music. All first position notes explained:
Insights on Teaching Toddlers Violin from a Violin Teacher and Mom of 5
The great thing about the violin is that one can learn from a very young age. This interview gives insights around teaching violin to toddlers:
Legato Violin Bowing Technique
Legato is the violin bow stroke we use for slurred notes in the sheet music. The transitions between the notes are fluent.