We've added the Digital Notation player to this uplifting track for Beginner Violinists ... As you get to know the names of the open strings (G, D, A and E), play along with the track to hear and see the letters for the first time!
We've added the Digital Notation player to this uplifting track for Beginner Violinists ... As you get to know the names of the open strings (G, D, A and E), play along with the track to hear and see the letters for the first time!
I Am The Captain Of A Pirate Ship is a favourite Beginner Duet from the book Lollipop Man by Anita Hewitt Jones. It's a great piece for Beginner violinists (Level 1) and is based on the D Major scale in 1st position.
The first digital notation is now being added to our scales pages. Here's G Major in 1 Octave (separate and slurred bowings) ... click the image to listen and play with the music!
Here's the digital notation to Tick-Tock, Tock-Tick, a beginner piece for first-time players to practise moving between strings on the violin.
We've just added the digital notation player to 'Pull Some Strings', a useful set of introductory exercises to help first-time players recognise the notes for the first time.
This gorgeous new track is inspired by luscious, green forests where the mist floats mystically above the trees ... Try playing along with the beautiful soundtrack!
Do you use Finger Patterns? They're a really useful way of thinking about where to put your fingers on the violin. Why are they so useful? Well, if you know which finger pattern you need for a particular key, you don't need to worry about remembering each interval.
Here's a little bit of news about what’s coming up at ViolinSchool in the next few months… Daily Lessons, Digital Music Player, Printed Books, and more!
We're preparing a giant upgrade for ViolinSchool.com over the holidays. The Courses section of the site may be unavailable. During this time, enrolled learners can access courses directly here:
Click the image to watch our Christmas Message! Wherever you are and whatever you're doing this Holiday season, we wish you peace and happiness!
Tune in LIVE to the Violin Orchestra Christmas Show 2019 ... right here on ViolinSchool.com at 2.30pm GMT (London Time) on Saturday 8th December 2019. Featuring the Violin Orchestra and ViolinSchool Ensembles playing a wide selection of Christmas music!
We're delighted to announce a NEW Saturday venue in London for ViolinSchool's 'ViolinHub' Community, School, and Centre of Learning for the Violin. Watch the announcement about our new Community and Centre of Learning for the Violin...
Welcome to the 2019/2020 Season at ViolinSchool! In the next few days, we'll be announcing lots of exciting news, including a new venue for our Saturday School in London, a new Teacher Training course in Dublin, new Printed Violin Books, and new Courses for Children and Intermediate Violinists. Stay tuned!
We're taking a few weeks to prepare ViolinSchool.com for the new academic year. Look out for some big announcements about new courses and locations in early September... We can't wait to share what we have planned for you ... See you in a couple of weeks!
It's Violin Orchestra time! If you're in the UK, then come to our London School and join in with The Violin Orchestra! The first rehearsal takes place this weekend - Saturday 15th June!
Registration for our new Online Beginner Violin Course is now open! We've recorded a video to tell you all about it - check it out here!
Shifting big distances on a single string, like in this shifting exercise, really does require a leap of faith! But that faith will come from repeating the movement slowly lots of times, and being aware of your arm movement (especially the elbow movement) during the shift.
Offenbach's famous 'Can-Can' is a classic of the genre... a high-octane dance that's full of energy, and sure to get your feet tapping! Here's an easy version in G major for Beginner violinists to try!
These new Scale Acceleration Exercises from Online Beginner Course A will help you to drill in your scale patterns in G, D and A major. Repeat each scale with increasingly short note values, until you can repeat the finger placements accurately at high speed!
To use time efficiently within your practice, you need to know *what* to do. Which types of exercises and activities are guaranteed to get you results? This checklist of Practice Techniques will help you to make a great start!
This nostalgic piece of music dates all the way back to the early 1800s. It became well-known in America by the mid 1800s, and has remained popular ever since!
Play an interval on one string, and then play the same notes in a different place on the violin, by moving to a different string and a different position... but be a careful copycat, and aim for the same pitch, wherever you climb!
For woodworm, a violin makes a tasty lunch! Let's explore how woodworm can damage violins, and what you can do to avoid woodworm problems in your violin!
One of the most important skills any violinist can have is knowing how to practise! This one single skill can transform your progress, because if you always know how to improve then you'll always be getting better and better!
We've updated this piece, which you can find in Beginner Course A or in the Library, and added a playalong video! Can you play along with the music... in time, and in tune?
