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
20 Best String Quartets of All Time
Here is a selection of the top 20 string quartets, what makes them special and a listening tip. Enjoy some beautiful classical music!
A Beginner’s Guide to String Quartets
The instruments, history and iconic works explained to classical music newbies with some lovely listening tips
The Bridgerton Effect: How Vitamin String Quartet Made Classical Music Cool Again
Who are the members of the Vitamin String Quartet, what’s their most popular music and how did this ensemble came about? Read here:
Strings on the Violin Explained: easy guide for newbies!
Learn what the open strings on the violin are, how they are tuned, the note names and how they are notated in sheet music.
Fiddle vs violin: different music, same instrument
What’s the difference between the fiddle and the violin? The violin is used for classical music and jazz and the fiddle for folk, country and bluegrass.
100 Viola Jokes for Orchestral Laughter
To make insecure violinists feel a bit better about themselves, we have viola jokes. Violists are amazing musicians and they can take them:
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 Make a Play Along Video Tutorial as a Music Teacher | Violin Lounge TV #533
How to shoot and edit a play along video music tutorial, so you can grow your audience and get new students as a music teacher:
Hula Hula Hoop Hoop Song | Violin Lounge TV #532
Cute hula hooping song you can sing or play on your violin. Play along with the violin tutorial, backing track and get the free sheet music:
Improve your ricochet violin bowing technique | Violin Lounge TV #531
Learn to control your ricochet violin bow stroke: speed, sound, height of the bounce, number of jumps and improve your bow technique:
How to learn ricochet on the violin | Violin Lounge TV #530
Learn all about ricochet violin bowing technique with examples, sheet music notation and exercises:
Pirates on the Moldau | Violin Lounge TV #529
Fun pirate version of Smetana’s Moldau for violin playing kids! Sheet music, violin tutorial, backing track and finger close up included
Barbie Girl by Aqua violin tutorial
Learn to play Barbie Girl by Aqua on the violin with this play along tutorial, finger close up and sheet music
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!