Violin Articles
Sit back and enjoy articles about how to play violin, how to find a good violin and bow, practice strategies and more!
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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.
How to read rhythms and note values in sheet music
Learn all about note values, time signatures, measures, what 4/4 means, what tempo or BPM to use and much more:
How to practice with a metronome (+ free online metronome)
Tips for effective practicing with a metronome, so you can get fast progress on the music you play. Learn about speed, subdivisions and difficult rhythms:
What are violin bows made of? These are the best materials:
Why is horse hair the best for violin bow hair? What’s the difference between a pernambuco stick or a carbon fiber one? Read here:
Spiccato Bowing on the Violin
Spiccato strokes are short and fast, and the bow leaves the string after each stroke, creating a “bouncy” sound.
Staccato Bowing on the Violin
Staccato, or “detached” in Italian, is a bowing technique where you stop the bow at each bow change to create separation. More generally, it is also a musical term that indicates short, separated notes.
Detaché Bowing: Default Violin Bow Stroke
Detaché (which is literally just “detached” in French) is probably the first stroke you learned on violin, along with simple staccato.