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Violin Course - Beginner Level

CHOOSING A VIOLIN TO BUY

Choosing a violin to buy as a beginner (7:15)

KNOW YOUR VIOLIN

Parts of violin and functions (6:03)

KNOW YOUR SHOULDER REST

1.Why use a shoulder rest? (1:25)
2.Parts and types of shoulder rest (4:34)
3.Build a shoulder rest (1:24)
4.Attaching shoulder rest (5:34)

KNOW YOUR BOW

1.Parts of bow (4:20)
2.Hair tension level (4:22)

ROSIN

1.Why we need it (1:28)
2.Types of rosin (3:42)
3.Applying rosin (4:03)

HOLDING YOUR VIOLIN

How to hold the violin (3:42)

HOLDING YOUR BOW

1. Exercise without the bow (3:32)
2. Exercise with the bow (6:21)

TUNING THE VIOLIN

1.Understanding the strings (3:26)
2.First method (13:50)
3.Second method (1:01)
4.Third method (3:22)

BOW CONTROL AND EXERCISES

1. Arco or Pizz (2:05)
2. Bow positioning (4:46)
3. Common mistakes in bow control (3:23)
4. Levels of elbow in bow control (8:54)

STICKERS ON THE VIOLIN

1. Choosing stickers (4:28)
2. Attaching the sticker (2:15)

INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC READING

1. Why learn music reading? (1:00)
2. Stave notation and introduction to C major scale (4:48)

PLAYING OPEN STRINGS

1. Reading open strings on the violin (1:44)
2. Open string exercise (3:02)

READING MUSIC

1. Key signature (3:00)
2. Time signature (3:56)
3. Durations and note lengths (11:25)
4. Reading duration(1st exercise) (4:09)
5. Reading duration(2nd exercise) (3:01)
6. Reading duration(3rd exercise) (2:59)
7. Reading duration(4th exercise) (2:08)
8. Types of beat rest (4:06)
9. Beat rest (Exercise 1) (1:28)
10. Beat rest (Exercise 2) (2:01)
11. Beat rest (Exercise 3) (2:19)
12. Tie and slur (6:53)
13. Up and down movement (6:45)

PRE-SCALE EXERCISES

1. First exercise - hammers (6:24)
2. Second exercise - hammers (2:49)
3. Third exercise (7:20)

FINGER PLACEMENT

1. First position on the violin (2:19)
2. Introduction to fingering (0:50)
3. Fingering on G (1:59)
4. Fingering on D string (1:43)
5. Fingering on A and E string (1:17)
6. Tone vs semitone (5:01)
7. Understanding sharps and flats (1:58)
8. Sharps and flats on the violin (7:36)

INTONATION

1. Intonation in violin (2:45)
2. How to develop a good intonation (3:59)

LET'S PLAY SCALES!

1. Why we need scales (2:52)
2. D Major Scale(Pizzicato) (5:44)
3. D Major scale(with bow) (5:01)
4. D Major Arpeggio (2:33)
5. Scale exercise 1 (7:43)
6. Scale exercise 2 (3:02)
7. Scale exercise 3 (3:42)
8. Arpeggio scale exercise (2:52)
9. A Major scale (4:05)
10. A Major Arpeggio (3:45)
11. G Major scale (6:41)
12. G Major arpeggio (3:45)
13. C Major scale (2:59)
14. C Major Arpeggio (1:30)
15. Understanding Minor scales (5:37)
16. D Minor scale (3:42)
17. D Minor Arpeggio (2:39)
18. A Minor scale (2:54)
19. A Minor arpeggio (2:13)

PRACTICE TOOL

Drums for Scale Practice

DYNAMICS

1. Signs and meaning (3:34)
2. Practicing exercises for dynamics (2:33)

WHEN TO PLAY OPEN STRING OR 4TH FINGER

Open strings vs 4th finger (8:14)

POPULAR SONGS AND PIECES TUTORIAL

1. Twinkle twinkle little star (9:05)
2. Jingle bells (7:51)
3. Ode to joy (13:38)

FOR PRACTICE

Drums + Piano accompaniment
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