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
6 Best Violin Bow Brands of 2022
Video reviews of the best violin bows to buy, their differences, how to choose a good bow and how much they cost. Improve your sound and bow technique!
How great it is to be an amateur musician
In the violin world it’s often only about child prodigies. We might forget that music is a fun social activity open for all:
You don’t need more discipline to play violin
The trick is NOT in finding discipline, but in finding flow and inspiration. Here’s how YOU can get better results in your violin practice:
If you’re interested you’ll do what is convenient; If you’re committed you’ll do WHATEVER IT TAKES
Even without special talents or without starting right out of the womb, you can learn to play the violin beautifully…
Trying to practice the violin daily? Do this instead!
For my violin students the most difficult thing is practicing daily, certainly for busy adults who are perhaps not used to it from a young age.
How to reach your goals on the violin
In violin playing your ears advance faster than your fingers. You’ll always hear your own mistakes. Here’s how to stay motivated:
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
Walking in the Air Violin Tutorial (theme from the Snowman)
Play along violin tutorial for Walking in the Air theme from the Snowman by Howard Blake including sheet music and finger close up:
How to Bow Smoothly on the Violin: close up & slow motion | Violin Lounge TV #453
Learn to sound like your favorite concert violinist by learning the exact bow arm mechanics and finger movements of pro violin bow technique:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen violin tutorial
Learn to play God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen on the violin with this beautiful intermediate arrangement, sheet music included:
Angels We Have Heard on High violin tutorial
Learn to play Angels We Have Heard on High on the violin with this beautiful intermediate arrangement, sheet music included:
What Child Is This? violin tutorial
Learn to play What Child Is This? on the violin with this beautiful intermediate arrangement, sheet music and finger close up included:
The Swan on Viola play along (1 hour progress)
As a violinist I play the viola for one hour and here you see how I sound playing the Swan by Saint-Saëns. Free sheet music included:
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!