Violin Main Menu :
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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 )

bulletSome violin and bow holding tips for beginners
bulletThe Elephant parachutist piece for beginners
bulletThe first 14 pieces for violin, viola and cello. ( Beginners and ages 4-5 )
bulletMain Midi accompaniment database 1 for easy violin pieces
bulletMy entire Portable PC midi accompaniments are here
bulletThe Young Violinist : A collection of easy pieces to play
bullet12 Russian Folk Pieces ( easy - about grade 1 )
bullet8 Russian Romantic Pieces with short notes ( grades 1 to 8 )
bulletLight Folksongs from East Europe
bulletGarlitzky studies and Nikolic Concertino ( easy - from grade 1 to 5 )
bulletVery Short Violin Studies created by pupils for pupils
bulletEasy Studies for Violin ( Grade 1 Études ) started Dec 2000
bulletWohlfahrt study guide : Studies Op.54 : Studies Op.45
bulletDancla study guide : 36 Studies Op.84
bulletHow to play easy 2 octave arpeggios
bulletSemitone Exercise for young violinists
bulletView left hand finger pattern animation and basic pattern article.
bulletThe 10 most common mistakes ; bow holds / stance / posture
bulletWagon Wheel accompaniments by Paul Wood.
bulletWhat I give my students to play : A lovely Repertoire list !
bullet61 Midi accompaniments to The "Young Violinist"
bulletFirst 18 pieces ( midi accompaniments ) to Light folksongs from East Europe
bulletLittle Violinist by Albert Markov, Accompaniments 
bulletmore being added monthly

Violin : Intermediate 
( Kreutzer & Rode studies / French Concertos )

bulletAbout the bowing stroke called détaché
bulletMangeot talks about changing position
bulletPlaying in the first 5 positions ; a beginner's guide
bulletMore about changing position ( shifting )
bulletLet's learn basic Vibrato at last
bulletHorizontal (chromatic) LH finger action and Vertical finger action
bulletRough notes on posture and bow holds
bulletLeonard : Left hand daily mechanism study ( Intermediate )
bulletMazas Op.36 Etudes Spéciales Book 1 study notes
bulletString Glossary on right and left hand technique
bulletI need to buy a new shoulder rest, but which one ?!

Violin : Advanced 
( Technical and Artistic high school / Dont Studies )

bulletYampolsky talks about advanced fingering and intonation
bulletG major 4 octave scale fingering suggestions
bulletLeopold Mozart on the right index finger
bulletTartini and the art of the right hand
bulletAll about which violin strings to buy
bulletA list of Kreisler encore recordings
bulletViolin Technique glossary
bulletPhysiolology facts
bulletDownload Viotti's Concerto n7 for Violin
bulletGo back to the Intermediate section


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bulletViola section ( All levels )
bulletGeneral section ( All stringed instruments )
bulletÉtude section ( Study guides to your études )
 

 

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