The Ultimate Violin Beginner'S Course

Learn violin from scratch, beginner violin lessons, the best and most in depth violin learning course

What you'll learn

Learn how to play the violin beautifully with no prior experience

Learn how to hold the violin, how to hold the bow, & how to bow straight

Learn about the different types of intonation on the violin & how to play in tune

Learn how to tune the violin

Learn violin vibrato

Learn how to shift on the violin

Learn pieces like Amazing Grace, Vivaldi's Spring, Hallelujah, Happy Birthday, Pirates of the Caribbean, Last of the Mohicans

Finish the course by playing Lindsey Stirling's Crystallize

Requirements

You will need a violin and bow

No need to know note reading or music theory

No prior experience required

Description

There's a gap in the current violin curriculum for adult learners.There's plenty of information out there, but few, if any, step-by-step programs that teach both technique and pieces that are not only level-appropriate but also well-known and fun to play.Enter The Ultimate Violin Beginner's Course.Skills are introduced, practiced through exercises and scales, and then applied in popular pieces (like Vivaldi’s Spring!)The videos are easy to understand, relatively short (so you can easily fit them into your day), and set in a specific order so you're never wondering what to learn or practice next.Learn at your own pace, easily and joyfully with an experienced musician and teacher by your side.In this course you'll learn:how to tune your violinwhat violin is best to buyhow to hold the violin and bowhow to bow straighthow to get a beautiful soundhow to practice so that your notes are in tunehow to shift on the violinhow to master violin vibratohow to play double stops and chords10 of the most popular bowing techniquesbow exercisesseveral popular violin tunes including Vivaldi's Spring, La Vie En Rose, Harry Potter Hedwig's Theme, He's a Pirate by Taylor Davis, and Crystallize by Lindsey Stirlingsheet music is included!

Overview

Section 1: Instrument Information & Maintenance

Lecture 1 Violins, Shoulder Rests, Chin Rests, & Strings

Lecture 2 Types of Bows

Lecture 3 Tightening the Bow & Bow Parts

Lecture 4 Parts of the Violin & How to Unpack

Lecture 5 Shoulder Rests

Lecture 6 Should you use tapes?

Lecture 7 How to put tapes on your violin

Lecture 8 How to Tune

Section 2: Posture, Bowing Mechanics, and Fingers 1, 2, & 3

Lecture 9 How to hold the bow

Lecture 10 Moving the thumb inside the bow

Lecture 11 Left Hand Set Up

Lecture 12 Twinkle Rhythms

Lecture 13 Interactive Practice Video: Twinkle Rhythms

Lecture 14 How to Bow Straight

Lecture 15 String Crossings

Lecture 16 Interactive Practice Video: Open Strings

Lecture 17 Finger 1 and Our First Song

Lecture 18 Fingers 2 & 3 and Our Second Song

Section 3: A Major

Lecture 19 What are scales?

Lecture 20 The A Major Scale

Lecture 21 Hot Cross Buns

Lecture 22 Slurs

Lecture 23 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Section 4: The Fourth Finger

Lecture 24 Fourth Finger Exercises

Lecture 25 Elbow Swing

Lecture 26 When to use the Fourth Finger

Section 5: D Major

Lecture 27 D Major Scale

Lecture 28 Mary Had a Little Lamb

Lecture 29 Ode to Joy

Lecture 30 Amazing Grace

Lecture 31 Vivaldi's Spring

Section 6: G Major

Lecture 32 Low 2nd finger

Lecture 33 2 Octave G Major Scale

Lecture 34 Happy Birthday

Lecture 35 Hallelujah

Section 7: Last of the Mohicans

Lecture 36 5 note rolls

Lecture 37 Measures 1-4

Lecture 38 Measures 5-8

Lecture 39 Measures 9-12

Lecture 40 Measures 13-16

Lecture 41 Slow Practice

Lecture 42 Fast Practice

Section 8: Different Finger Placements

Lecture 43 High 3rd Finger

Lecture 44 Jingle Bells

Lecture 45 Low 1st Finger

Lecture 46 Hedwig's Theme from Harry Potter

Lecture 47 Minor Scales

Lecture 48 D Minor Scale

Lecture 49 Low 4th Finger

Lecture 50 Pirates of the Caribbean

Section 9: Shifting

Lecture 51 Shifting Basics

Lecture 52 Shifting on the open string

Lecture 53 French vs Russian Shifts

Lecture 54 When should you shift?

Lecture 55 G Major Scale with a Shift

Section 10: La Vie En Rose

Lecture 56 Section A

Lecture 57 Section B

Lecture 58 Section C

Lecture 59 Section D

Lecture 60 Section E

Lecture 61 Interactive Practice

Section 11: Third Position Exercises

Lecture 62 Third Position Exercise 1

Lecture 63 Third Position Exercise 2

Lecture 64 Third Position Exercise 3

Lecture 65 Third Position Exercise 4

Lecture 66 Third Position Exercise 5

Section 12: Vibrato

Lecture 67 Basics of Vibrato

Lecture 68 Preliminary Exercises

Lecture 69 Vibrato Exercise without the Bow

Lecture 70 Vibrato Exercises with the Bow

Lecture 71 Vibrato Speed Exercise

Lecture 72 Vibrato Relaxation Exercise

Lecture 73 Adding Vibrato into Repertoire

Lecture 74 SPECIAL EXTRA LECTURE: Virtuosic Vibrato Live Class

Section 13: Double Stops & Chords

Lecture 75 Double Stop Basics

Lecture 76 Open Strings

Lecture 77 Fingering on the upper string

Lecture 78 Fingering on the lower string

Lecture 79 Chords

Section 14: Game of Thrones

Lecture 80 Section A

Lecture 81 Intro

Lecture 82 Section A High

Lecture 83 Section B

Lecture 84 Section B 1

Lecture 85 Double Stops

Lecture 86 Outro

Section 15: He's a Pirate

Lecture 87 M14-18

Lecture 88 M 26-36

Lecture 89 M 37-43

Lecture 90 M 44-52

Lecture 91 M 53-64

Lecture 92 M 65-72

Lecture 93 M 73-82

Lecture 94 M 83-89

Lecture 95 M 90-98

Lecture 96 M 99-114

Lecture 97 M 135-end

Lecture 98 Slow Speed Practice

Lecture 99 Fast Speed Practice

Section 16: Bow Strokes

Lecture 100 Detache

Lecture 101 Legato

Lecture 102 Staccato

Lecture 103 Spiccato

Lecture 104 Sautille

Lecture 105 Portato

Lecture 106 Ricochet

Lecture 107 Martele

Section 17: Intonation

Lecture 108 Two types of intonation

Lecture 109 How to practice intonation

Lecture 110 Practicing with a tuner

Lecture 111 Checking with open strings

Lecture 112 Practicing with a drone

Lecture 113 Ring Tones

Lecture 114 SPECIAL EXTRA LECTURE: Intonation Masterclass

Section 18: Lindsey Stirling's Crystallize

Lecture 115 M 9-13

Lecture 116 M 14-16

Lecture 117 M 17-18

Lecture 118 M 19-20

Lecture 119 M 21-22

Lecture 120 M 23-24

Lecture 121 M 25-28

Lecture 122 M 29-31

Lecture 123 M 32-36

Lecture 124 M 37-39

Lecture 125 M 40-41

Lecture 126 M 42-44

Lecture 127 M 1-8

Lecture 128 M 48-50

Lecture 129 M 51-end

Lecture 130 Interactive practice

Anyone starting the violin from scratch, regardless of age,Anyone who believes they have no talent or rhythm. You can do ANYTHING you set your mind to!,Anyone who wants to play some of their favorite songs on the violin,Anyone who wants to MASTER violin vibrato,Anyone who wants to learn at their own pace