Play the Violin
online violin lessons, video tutorials and blog postsfor learning and loving the violin
Hi, I’m Zlata
your online violin teacher
Play the Violin
online violin lessons, video tutorials and blogfor learning and loving the violin
Hi, I’m Zlata
your online violin teacher
FREE Online Violin Lessons
Learn How 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!
Violin Blog
Most beautiful violin music, easy guides and tutorials to help you play the violin better
7 Best Violin Scale Books
Practicing scales is great to improve your confidence on the fingerboard, intonation, bowing technique and violin playing in general.
Stradivarius violins: why are they so special and expensive?
How many Stradivarius violins are there, how much do they cost and why? What’s so special about them?
How to Hold a Violin Bow: 3 Easy Steps and 5 Bowing Exercises
Step by step guide to learn a proper violin bow grip, so you can make a beautiful sound on the violin even as a beginner:
How to Rosin your Violin Bow
Learn to use rosin on your violin bow for the best sound, choose the right rosin and rosin like a professional violinist:
22 Shocking Violin Facts
A horse peed on your bow hair… and 21 more interesting violin facts. Did you know this about your violin?
Top 20 Violin Duets from Easy to Hard
Best violin duets ordered by difficulty. Enjoy playing together with a violinist of your level and train your musical listening and communication skills:
Free Violin Tools
Learn to play the violin faster and practice better with our tuner and metronome
Violin Tuner
Tune your violin easily and correctly with my free online violin tuner with microphone and tuning notes.
Metronome
Practice effectively with my free online metronome. It has subdivisions and a visual needle.
String Reviews
Choose the right violin strings with my easy buying guide. I review all major types and brands.
Improve your violin playing with my FREE online violin lessons
1.000+ FREE violin video tutorials
10 Violin Scales in the 3rd Position
Learn to play 6 one octave violin scales and 4 two octave violin scales to practice the third position on the violin and play in tune
3rd Position Violin Shifting Exercises
Practice the third position on the violin with these shifting exercises that train you to play the 3rd position in tune.
3rd Position Violin Notes and Finger Chart
Learn the violin notes and finger chart in the 3rd position, so you can play and read in the 3rd position and start shifting:
Difficulty Ranking of BACH Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin | Violin Lounge TV #470
How hard are Bach partitas? What is the difficulty level of Bach’s Chaconne? In this video I’ll rank all movements in difficulty:
EASY Meditation from Thaïs by Massenet in 1st position | Violin Lounge TV #469
Learn to play Meditation from Thaïs on the violin with this easy first position tutorial including finger close up and free sheet music:
Por una Cabeza by Carlos Gardel violin play-along tutorial | Violin Lounge TV #468
Play the beautiful tango Por Una Cabeza on the violin with this sheet music and finger close up. Great to practice the second position!
Free Violin Sheet Music
Learn to play your favorite music on the violin
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!