Violin & Bow Basics 2:3 -The bow-

This is the second of the three “Violin & Bow Basics” tutorials, -The bow-. All you need to know to get started is covered here. Have fun!

• Am I playing too fast?
  Hover over the video, click on “1x” and choose your speed.
• Do you want to repeat part of the video?
  Hover over the video, click on “AB” then set the beginning point with “i” and the end point with “o”.

Violin & Bow Basics 3:3 -The first notes-

This is the third of the three “Violin & Bow Basics” tutorials, -The first notes-. All you need to know to get started is covered here. Have fun!

• Am I playing too fast?
  Hover over the video, click on “1x” and choose your speed.
• Do you want to repeat part of the video?
  Hover over the video, click on “AB” then set the beginning point with “i” and the end point with “o”.

Lesson 1a Left hand positions of fingers 1 / 2

Here we will go through the basics on how to hold the violin, the position and the first notes on all 4 strings. This is very important to follow carefully as you will have all potential in future playing. Let me guide you through the steps here.

• Am I playing too fast?
  Hover over the video, click on “1x” and choose your speed.
• Do you want to repeat part of the video?
  Hover over the video, click on “AB” then set the beginning point with “i” and the end point with “o”.

Lesson 1b The bow

Here we will go through the basics on how to hold the bow. This is very important to follow carefully as you will have all potential in future playing. Let me guide you through the steps here.

Lesson 1c A little reminder

When you start playing the exercises, be sure you have the following correct. This is very important to follow carefully as you will have all potential in future playing. Let me guide you through the steps here.

This is an introduction to reading on a violin.
If reading music is new to you this will be a handy start, getting you familiar with the basics of reading and scoring.
If you don’t understand everything yet from this video, don’t worry, it will all come clear when you start with the practical lessons in the next tabs.

1a

From the Creative Violin Book 1 this is about straight bowing, on the G-string. Learn the notes of fingers 1 and 2. CVB1 1a

1b

From the Creative Violin Book 1 this is about straight bowing, on the D-string. Learn the notes of fingers 1 and 2. CVB1 1b

1c

From the Creative Violin Book 1 this is about straight bowing, on the A-string. Learn the notes of fingers 1 and 2. CVB1 1c

1d

From the Creative Violin Book 1 this is about straight bowing, on the E-string. Learn the notes of fingers 1 and 2. CVB1 1d

2a

From the Creative Violin Book 1 this is about straight bowing, on the G-string. Learn the notes of fingers 1 and 2. CVB1 2a

2b

From the Creative Violin Book 1 this is about straight bowing, on the D-string. Learn the notes of fingers 1 and 2. CVB1 2b

2c

From the Creative Violin Book 1 this is about straight bowing, on the A-string. Learn the notes of fingers 1 and 2. CVB1 2c

2d

From the Creative Violin Book 1 this is about straight bowing, on the E-string. Learn the notes of fingers 1 and 2. CVB1 2d

Let’s improvise

Let’s improvise with the notes we learned so far. We will make small melodies with the notes we know, open string, 1st and 2nd finger. Let’s do this together.