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Violin related articles for beginner, intermediate and advanced students. Latest additions are listed in the What's new ? section.
Here is a little bit of everything from Open Strings to Wieniawski's École Moderne !
Violin : Easy
( Beginners / Little scales / Concertinos / Wohlfahrt etüden )
 | Some violin and bow holding tips for beginners |
| The Elephant parachutist piece for beginners |
| The first 14 pieces for violin, viola and cello. ( Beginners and ages 4-5 ) |
| Main Midi accompaniment database 1 for easy violin pieces |
| My entire Portable PC midi accompaniments are here |
| The Young Violinist : A collection of easy pieces to play |
| 12 Russian Folk Pieces ( easy - about grade 1 ) |
| 8 Russian Romantic Pieces with short notes ( grades 1 to 8 ) |
| Light Folksongs from East Europe |
| Garlitzky studies and Nikolic Concertino ( easy - from grade 1 to 5 ) |
| Very Short Violin Studies created by pupils for pupils |
| Easy Studies for Violin ( Grade 1 Études ) started Dec 2000 |
| Wohlfahrt study guide : Studies Op.54 : Studies Op.45 |
| Dancla study guide : 36 Studies Op.84 |
| How to play easy 2 octave arpeggios |
| Semitone Exercise for young violinists |
| View left hand finger pattern animation and basic pattern article. |
| The 10 most common mistakes ; bow holds / stance / posture |
| Wagon Wheel accompaniments by Paul Wood. |
| What I give my students to play : A lovely Repertoire list ! |
| 61 Midi accompaniments to The "Young Violinist" |
| First 18 pieces ( midi accompaniments ) to Light folksongs from East Europe |
| Little Violinist by Albert Markov, Accompaniments |
| more being added monthly |
Violin : Intermediate
( Kreutzer & Rode studies / French Concertos )
| About the bowing stroke called détaché |
| Mangeot talks about changing position |
| Playing in the first 5 positions ; a beginner's guide |
| More about changing position ( shifting ) |
| Let's learn basic Vibrato at last |
| Horizontal (chromatic) LH finger action and Vertical finger action |
| Rough notes on posture and bow holds |
| Leonard : Left hand daily mechanism study ( Intermediate ) |
| Mazas Op.36 Etudes Spéciales Book 1 study notes |
| String Glossary on right and left hand technique |
| I need to buy a new shoulder rest, but which one ?! |
Violin : Advanced
( Technical and Artistic high school / Dont Studies )
| Yampolsky talks about advanced fingering and intonation |
| G major 4 octave scale fingering suggestions |
| Leopold Mozart on the right index finger |
| Tartini and the art of the right hand |
| All about which violin strings to buy |
| A list of Kreisler encore recordings |
| Violin Technique glossary |
| Physiolology facts |
| Download Viotti's Concerto n7 for Violin |
| Go back to the Intermediate section |
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