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FREE Violin Lessons
Learn 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!
Learn to play the violin beautifully with my latest FREE online violin lessons:
AVE MARIA by Schubert Violin Tutorial | Violin Lounge TV #518
Learn to play Ave Maria by Schubert on the violin. Including play along video, finger close up and sheet music:
How to practice rhythms with a metronome as a beginner violinist | Violin Lounge TV #517
Learn to play the rhythms and note values in sheet music with my free online metronome. Suitable for beginners!
Build a Profitable Violin Studio you LOVE | Violin Lounge TV #516
Are you a violin teacher who wants more students? I built a thriving local violin studio in little time and here are some tips:
How to tune your violin as a beginner violinist | Violin Lounge TV #515
Easy guide to tune a violin with my free online violin tuner. Learn to use the finetuners and the pegs for violin tuning
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:
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
AVE MARIA by Schubert Violin Tutorial | Violin Lounge TV #518
Learn to play Ave Maria by Schubert on the violin. Including play along video, finger close up and sheet music:
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
Violin Blog
Sit back and learn all about the violin, violin music and playing the violin on my blog:
5 Easy Violin Scales for Beginners with Sheet Music and Violin Tabs
Not sure where to start practicing scales on the violin? Learn exactly which scales you should practice as a beginner and how:
Martelé violin bow stroke explained
Martelé is an extremely important and useful bowing technique. It is another form of articulation that is different from staccato.
20 Best Violin Concertos Of All Time
Discover the most beautiful violin concertos like Brahms, Beethoven and Mendelssohn, but also some lesser known gems: