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
Learn Nicola Benedetti’s Vibrato on the Violin
Get inspired by these violin vibrato practice tips from concert violinist Nicola Benedetti and improve your sound quality I love it when world soloists invest in teaching the next generation of violin players In her first video on vibrato Nicola shares the basic...
5 Best Violin Beginner Books
When you start playing the violin, you need a good beginner book to teach you the basics, reading notes and your first songs. Here are some book tips:
What’s the Price of a Good Violin Bow for You?
Get the best bow for your buck! You can get violin bows from $ 6 to $ 600.000 and everything in between. Here’s how to know what bow is best for YOU to buy:
What to Look for when Buying a Violin Bow?
What difference does a violin bow make? While a lot of violin players take a lot of care in finding a good instrument and optimizing it with good strings, they sometimes forget that it's the bow that's really the voice and mouth of your instrument. With the bow you...
How Hard is it to Learn Violin?
Do you want to starting playing the violin? It's known as the most difficult musical instrument to play How difficult is it really and why?Violin Difficulty nr 1: Find the notes on the fingerboard Playing in tune is one of the biggest challenges on the violin. On the...
What’s the Price of a Good Beginner Violin?
How much does a violin cost? How much should you spend as a beginner violinist? Beginner violins range from $ 30 to $ 3.000. Here’s what you should buy:
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
How to Play PARLANDO | Violin Bowing Technique | Violin Lounge TV #437
Learn how to play Parlando, what the difference is between Parlando and Louré or Portato, see examples and symbols and get tips to practice:
7 Levels of VIOLIN ETUDES
Violin etudes help beginner, intermediate and advanced violinists close the gap between technique and music, so they can make progress:
Vivaldi Four Seasons AUTUMN 1st mov easy violin tutorial for beginners | Violin Lounge TV #436
Learn to play the Autumn from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons on the violin with this easy version for beginners including free sheet music:
My Heart Will Go On – Titanic – Intermediate Violin Tutorial | Violin Lounge TV #435
Learn to play ‘my heart will go on’ from the movie Titanic on the violin! This is a beautiful intermediate version including sheet music:
Watch Me Practice – Brahms Violin Concerto | Violin Lounge TV #434
Real, raw and unedited practice session of a violinist on the Brahms violin concerto. Get inspired for your practice!
DAY IN THE LIFE of a Musician Mom of 3 Kids under 2 Years Old | Violin Lounge TV #433
Go with me to the petting zoo, get some work done and practice in my full day as a violinist mom of three kids under the age of two:
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!