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
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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
![[Video] Left Hand Technique in String Crossings | Violin Lounge TV #253](https://violinlounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Left-Hand-Technique-in-String-Crossings-Violin-Lounge-TV-400x250.png)
[Video] Left Hand Technique in String Crossings | Violin Lounge TV #253
In this video I explain how you combine your bowing technique with your left hand technique in string crossings and how your fingers can prepare for the coming note.
![[Video] How to Play Soft without Bow Shakes | Violin Lounge TV #252](https://violinlounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/How-to-Play-Soft-without-Bow-Shakes-Violin-Lounge-TV-252-400x250.jpg)
[Video] How to Play Soft without Bow Shakes | Violin Lounge TV #252
The root cause of the shaky bow problem can be a couple of different things. In this video I explain four possible causes and how to solve your specific problem. After this video you can play soft with a beautiful tone and without bow shakes.
![[Video] Wrist Position when Bowing at the Tip | Violin Lounge TV #251](https://violinlounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Wrist-Position-when-Bowing-at-the-Tip-Violin-Lounge-TV-251-400x250.jpg)
[Video] Wrist Position when Bowing at the Tip | Violin Lounge TV #251
Should you push out your wrist when playing at the extreme tip?
One of my Violin Lounge Academy students asked me this question in the online student community we have. He told me that another teacher told him that the wrist should be straight all the time and that bending your wrist gives problems while playing.
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[Video] Video Exchange with my Online Violin Student Blair
In the Violin Lounge Academy I teach dozens of students worldwide to play the violin beautifully.
I do this through in depth step by step video courses, video exchange and live 1 on1 violin lessons via Skype. I live in Holland (Europe) and my online student Blair lives in Georgia (USA).
![[Video] French, German, Belgian, Russian or American Bow Hold? | Violin Lounge TV #248](https://violinlounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/French-German-Belgian-Russion-or-American-Bow-Hold-Violin-Lounge-TV-248-1-400x250.png)
[Video] French, German, Belgian, Russian or American Bow Hold? | Violin Lounge TV #248
This video is made to end the confusion you might have when you see all the possible different bow holds when you Google bow hold.
![[Video] How to: Portato Bowing | Violin Lounge TV #247](https://violinlounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Video-How-to-Portato-Bowing-Violin-Lounge-TV-247-400x250.jpg)
[Video] How to: Portato Bowing | Violin Lounge TV #247
In this video you will learn how to play portato.
Portato is the bowing technique you apply when you see slurred notes with a line below or above them.
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!