Here's the scale of G Major in one octave. Listen, sing, then play along with the track until you know the pattern from memory!
Here's the scale of G Major in one octave. Listen, sing, then play along with the track until you know the pattern from memory!
Try these exercises and you’ll soon be double stopping at the double! Practise getting the bowing arm at just the right level to play two open strings at the same time.
J.S. Bach was one of the most famous composers of the Baroque era. He wrote this piece for singers and orchestra in 1742.
If you always know how to improve then you'll always be getting better and better! And this Practice Menu helps provide a clear structure for your violin practice.
Largo' is the opening aria from the 1738 opera, Serse, by Handel. It's sung by Xerxes I of Persia as he admires the lovely, sweet shade of a plane tree!
You'll need to divide the bow with mathematical precision to conquer these exercises. ViolinSchool strongly recommends using a mirror to get a good perspective!
This rousing melody by Henry Purcell was written to accompany the dramatic and tragic late 17th century play, Abdelazer. You'll need agile fingers to play this one!
Bear Dance is great for practising rapid string crossings and quick, short, energetic bow strokes! It's not so great for downstairs neighbours, as you'll see...!
In Finger Pattern 1, there's a WHOLE step between your 1st and 2nd fingers, a HALF step between your second and third fingers, and a WHOLE step between your 3rd and 4th fingers.
Use a whole bow for each crotchet beat in this exciting piece! Are there any creatures following you through the jungle ... ?
A great set of exercises to practise landing each finger in the same place across the strings. Whatever you do, don’t be lead astray … keep on the straight and narrow!
Here's the scale of A Harmonic Minor in one octave. Listen, sing, then play along with the track until you know the pattern from memory!
Ding-dong ... hear the church bells sound! This is an excellent exercise for practising slurred bowing while dividing the whole bow evenly and confidently.
Zzzzzzzzzoooom! The Super Speedy Super-Fly goes super-fast and super-high ... buzzing around happily in A major … up, up, up to a top A on the E string!
Dvorak's stint living in America saw the creation of his most well-loved Symphony No.9 ("From the New World"). This is its most popular and memorable tune!
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Stay up to date with the repertoire that you have learnt. What are you learning now, what's still 'active', and what are you going to learn next?
Keep a record of what you have achieved in each of your practice sessions, as well as discoveries and new insights that have occurred to you whilst practising!
Use this Practice Plan template to help clarify your goals, and what you're going to achieve in each of your practice sessions.
In this French nursery rhyme, Friar Jacques has overslept. His fellow monks are singing to wake him up. Will he wake up in time to sound the bell for prayers?
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Violin Notes – learn how to play this classic violin piece using three fingers and two strings on your violin.
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