free 5 day challenge
Paganini violin technique
learn the shortcut to solid intonation
with violinist Vivien Hoffman
Day(s)
Hour(s)
Minute(s)
Second(s)
violin players of all levels are welcome
Fill out your name and e-mail below
to get started coming Monday!
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
1.000+ FREE violin videos to improve your violin technique
Do this if your arm is too short to bow straight on the violin | Violin Lounge TV #526
Here’s how to bow straight on the violin even if you have short arms: lift the pinky, slant the bow, push your shoulder forward, center the violin
15 Years Violin Lounge: my entrepreneurial story | Violin Lounge TV #525
Winning the Entrepreneur of the Year award with my violin studio, almost going bankrupt and working from home with five kids:
Behind the scenes in my online violin studio | Violin Lounge TV #524
Take a look how I work from home as a violin teacher and mom to five. Discover what I do in my online business:
Indian Concertino by Perlman 2nd Mov violin play along | Violin Lounge TV #523
Learn to play the 2nd movement ‘Chant to the moon’ of the Indian Concertino by Perlman on the violin. Suitable for beginners!
Violin Arpeggios Explained (with handy overview)
Maybe you’ve been practicing violin arpeggios for years, but why those specific chords and how are they structured? Here’s a handy chart:
Indian Concertino by Perlman 1st Mov violin play along | Violin Lounge TV #521
Learn to play the 1st movement ‘An Indian Story’ of the Indian Concertino by Perlman on the violin. Suitable for beginners!
Latest Violin Articles
Read my blog with violin, bow and string reviews, the most beautiful violin repertoire and much more
A Major Violin Scale with Pics, Notes and Sound Samples
The A Major 1 octave scale on the violin is the first you learn. I show you exactly how to play it and teach you also the 2, 3 and 4 octave:
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:
How to Play Tremolo on the Violin
Tremolo is one of the most fun violin bowing techniques! As long as you have your basics covered, tremolo is easy to play and always adds excitement
How to Practice with a Metronome as a Beginner Violinist
Do you feel that the metronome is hard to follow or makes your playing mechanic? Here are some practice tips for beginners:
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.
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
Carol of the Bells Violin Trio | Violin Lounge TV #501
Learn to play Carol of the Bells on the Violin! Easy violin trio arrangement to use in a violin studio with beginner violinists:
River Flows in You by Yiruma Violin Tutorial | Violin Lounge TV #499
Learn to play River Flows in You by Yiruma on the violin including sheet music, finger close up and performance:
The Swan by Saint-Saëns Intermediate Violin Tutorial | Violin Lounge TV #497
Learn to play the Swan (le Cygne) from the Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns on the violin. Free sheet music and backing track:
The Swan by Saint-Saëns EASY Violin Tutorial | Violin Lounge TV #496
Learn to play the Swan (le Cygne) by Camille Saint-Saëns on the violin. Get the free sheet music and backing track here:
Why every violinist should play BACH daily | Violin Lounge TV #488
At each level of violin playing, you’ll benefit a lot from studying the 6 Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin by Johann Sebastian Bach BWV 1001-1006
How long does it take to learn the violin | Violin Lounge TV #484
How hard is it to learn to play the violin? What pieces can you expect to play after the first year? What’s normal violin progress?