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Learn how to hold your violin and bow, learn to play in tune and master this beautiful instrument with these free violin lessons:
Why the Violin is so Hard to Play (might surprise you) | Violin Lounge TV #503
How hard is it to play the violin… really? Is it the most difficult musical instrument to learn?
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?
Basic VIOLIN BOW HOLD close up + beginner exercises | Violin Lounge TV #460
Build a proper violin bow hold to bow smoothly with a beautiful sound. Close up detailed video on how to hold the violin bow:
6 Basic Beginner Bow Strokes you Learn on the Violin | Violin Lounge TV #457
Most common violin bowing techniques with practice tips, examples, symbols and free sheet music. Learn the basic bow strokes:
Let it Go Frozen Violin Tutorial VERY EASY | Violin Lounge TV #455
Learn to play Let it Go from Frozen on the Violin with this violin lesson for beginner violinists including sheet music and finger close up:
Play VIOLA as a Violinist | 1 Min, 10 Min, 1 Hour Challenge | Violin Lounge TV #447
How hard is it to switch from violin to viola? I answer all your questions about size, weight, force needed, reading in the clef and more:
VIVALDI AUTUMN 3rd mov ‘the Hunt’ EASY Violin Tutorial | Violin Lounge TV #445
Learn to play ‘the Hunt’ theme from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Autumn concerto on the violin with this easy version for beginners:
My Heart Will Go On – Titanic – Easy Beginner Violin Tutorial | Violin Lounge TV #440
Learn to play ‘my heart will go on’ from the movie Titanic on the violin as a beginner violinist
How to play fake slides on the violin (for a jazzy or gypsy sound) | Violin Lounge TV #428
Get a jazzy or gypsy sound by making fake slides without position shifts. This is easy to do also for beginner violinists:
FREE Violin Lesson #40 Rieding EASY CONCERTO op 35 3rd movement
Let’s play this beautiful student concerto for beginner violinists. Watch the video tutorial, download the free sheet music and violin tabs:
FREE Violin Lesson #39 Rieding EASY CONCERTO op 35 2nd movement
Let’s play this beautiful student concerto for beginner violinists. Watch the video tutorial, download the free sheet music and violin tabs:
5 Things I Wish I Knew before Starting the Violin (story time) | Violin Lounge TV #416
Probably I would be a better violinist if I knew these things when learning the violin. Learn from my stories and regrets:
FREE Violin Lesson #38 Allegretto op 22E by Elgar EASY TUTORIAL
Performance and tutorial of this easy melodic exercise in the first position by Edward Elgar: beautiful classical melody for beginner violinists.
Feel your left pinky is too short for violin playing? Here’s the solution! | Violin Lounge TV #415
99% chance that the problem is not the length of your pinky, but the hold of your left hand. In this video I help you what works for you:
FREE Violin Lesson #37 Rieding EASY CONCERTO op 35 1st movement
Let’s play this beautiful student concerto for beginner violinists. Watch the video tutorial, download the free sheet music and violin tabs:
FREE Violin Lesson #36 Wohlfahrt etude 9 tutorial and SLOW play along
Learn this beautiful and melodic etude with me to improve your fluency on the violin Slow play along, sheet music, and violin tabs included for free! Great etude to improve your fluency in slurs and smooth bowing This etude is in D major, in first position and...
6 Tips to STOP that SQUEAKY E String as a Beginner Violinist | Violin Lounge TV #413
Getting a horrible noise on the violin E string? Here are some easy to follow tips that will get you a good sound as a beginner violinist:
FREE Violin Lesson #35 FIRST MINOR SCALE B minor 2 octaves
Minor scale tutorial for beginner violinists.
I cover some music theory about the difference between major and minor and how to play it:
FREE Violin Lesson #34 Küchler EASY CONCERTINO op 11 3rd movement
Let’s play this fast 3rd movement of Küchler concertino op 11. Watch the video tutorial, download the free sheet music and violin tabs:
FREE Violin Lesson #33 Bowing Exercises for Küchler op 11 3rd movement
Learn a dotted rhythm, preliminary spiccato, and double stops with these bowing exercises for beginner violinists: