Violin & Viola: Page 2

Have you wanted to be a great violinist? Take some important first steps with these free video clips on playing violin in F melodic minor.

Watch this instructional violin video to learn how to tune a new violin after you have finished setting it up. To help with the tuning, a digital tuner is used to check whether the violin is in the correct tune or not. This tutorial video is great for beginners who need help tuning their violin.

Watch this instructional violin video to learn how to play the "Lost Woods" song from the Zelda: Ocarina of Time video game on the violin. This tutorial video is great for violinist enthusiasts who love the video game. Find the sheet music for this song in the Downloads section of this user's personal website.

Check out this instructional violin video that will give beginners some tips to do a better arm vibrato on the violin or fiddle. This basic tutorial offers a few exercises to help you practice an arm vibrato. This is a great video for beginners looking to improve their vibrato skills on the violin.

This instructional violin playing video shows one method of reducing the shaking of the violin when practicing vibrato. Just wrap the scroll with a piece of towel, and then place it against the wall to secure the position. Then practice the vibrato on the violin. This video is great for beginning violinists.

This how-to video is a brief guide to setting up a new violin. This includes violin bridge set up as well. This music tutorial is perfect for beginning students learning the violin.

As you'll learn in this video tutorial, rosin is used to create friction over the strings of your violin; without it, no sound would be produced. Watch this handy guide to rosin application for a new violin bow.

In this short how-to video, you'll learn a few key principles for proper bowing of your violin as well as a few quick and dirty cleaning tips. Watch this tutorial and learn to play your violin with the whole bow while maintaining a straight form!

This music lesson goes over how to find the proper placement for your fourth finger. This video also covers bowing techniques and how to play "Ode to Joy" on the violin. This tutorial is designed for beginner violin students. With the techniques in this how to video you will learn how to start playing the violin.

In this music lesson you will learn how to play half notes on the violin. This video also covers 1st and 2nd endings in music as well as left hand pizzicato. This tutorial is designed for beginner violin students. With the techniques in this how to video you will learn how to start playing the violin.

This violin lesson covers actually using the bow. You will learn easy exercises that will improve your bowing. Practice these techniques and soon you will be able to play the violin smoothly and with ease.

Learn how you can set up your shoulder rest for a violin with this tutorial. A shoulder rest makes playing the violin a lot more comfortable. With the tips in this how to video you will be able to set up your shoulder rest and play the violin with comfort and ease.

Learn how to play the songs "Dreidel," "Jingle Bells," and "Old MacDonald" on the violin with this music tutorial. These songs are quite easy to play and are perfect for the beginning violin students. With the tips in this lesson you can start learning to play the violin.

In this two part how to video you will learn the notes on the A string, the D major scale, and begin to learn how to use the violin bow. This lesson gives you some helpful exercises to improve your technique. With this the tips from this tutorial you can learn how to play the violin.

This how to video covers the notes on the D string as well as the bow hold. You will also learn an exercise that is designed to help you shape your fingers and watch your angles so as to not mute other strings when playing. At the end of this lesson you learn how to play the holiday carol "Good King Wenceslas" on the violin. With the techniques covered in this tutorial you can learn how to start playing the violin.

This how to video covers some beginner theory and then moves on to introduce the open strings. we will covering some basic theory and then moving on to actually playing our instrument. You will learn how to play open strings and pizzicato notes. With the tips from this music lesson you can learn to play the violin.

Learn how to play the violin solo from "Our Song" by Taylor Swift.

Learn how to play the introductiuon to "I'd Lie" by Taylor Swift on the violin.

This video is a great lesson for the violinist. Learn easy scales and vibrato techniques.

Wohlfahrt Op. 45, Violin Etude #30. Todd Ehle shows pretty quickly etude 30, with some good string crossing techniques.

Wohlfahrt Op. 45, Violin Etude #8. Todd Ehle teaches how to play etude eight.

Wohlfahrt Op. 45, Violin Etude, #1. Todd Ehle starts a new series in his violin lesson on how to play Wohlfahrt's Opus 45, working on the first measure.

Violin Lesson #53 -- Sautillé Bowing. Todd Ehle talks about sautillé bowing in this lesson, focusing on the rapid spiccato, or uncontrolled spiccato stroke.

Violin Lesson #52 -- String Crossings (Finger Stroke). Todd Ehle discusses the finger stroke, a great string crossing technique.

Violin Lesson #49-50 -- Sautillé Bowing. Todd Ehle talks about sautillé bowing, in this 2-part lesson.

Violin Lesson #48 -- String Crossing (Slurs). Todd Ehle talks a little about playing in tune and then shows you how to slur the strings.

Violin Lesson #46 -- Playing in Tune (Vibrato). Todd Ehle talks about playing in tune, concentrating on playing with your vibrato skills.

Violin Lesson #45 -- Playing in Tune (Ringing Notes). Todd Ehle continues on about playing in tune in part six, this time concentrating on Sympathetic Vibrations (sometimes called ringing notes), and how to use them to play in tune.

Violin Lesson #41-43 -- Introduction to Double-Stops. Todd Ehle discusses doubles-stops on the violin in this 3-part lesson.

Violin Lesson #40 -- Legato Bowing (Smooth Bow Changes). Todd Ehle shows how to accomplish smooth bow changes with the legato method in this lesson.

Violin Lesson #8/37 and 38 -- Playing in Tune. Todd Ehle discusses how to play in tune, and also talks about the differences in independent fingering and block fingering. This is a 2-part lesson.

Violin Lesson #35-36 -- Tuning the Violin. Todd Ehle shows you how to tune your violin in this 2-part lesson. Perhaps you can get an electronic tuner if you are a beginner.

Violin Lesson #31 -- Finding the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Positions. Todd Ehle talks about how to learn the 2nd position and the 4th through 8th positions. For the 3rd position, see "find the 3rd position in Vivaldi a minor on the violin".

Violin Lesson #30 -- Martelé Bowing. Todd Ehle teaches the bow stroke martelé and has some new ideas from Paul Rolland.

Violin Lesson #27 -- String Crossing. Todd Ehle talks about string crossing, while he uses some certain techniques to practice with.

Violin Lesson #21 -- Relaxation and Balance. Todd Ehle talks about string crossing using balance and relaxation in this lesson.

Violin Lesson #18 -- Playing in Tune. Todd Ehle discusses intonation and how to play in tune in this 2-part lesson.

Violin Lesson #17 -- the Rebound. Todd Ehle teaches the rebound, a technique learned from Richard Fuchs, a student of Paul Rolland, in this lesson. Knowing about retake-lifts will help.

Todd Ehle talks about tonalization, and teaches some tone production techniques in this lesson.

Violin Lesson #14 -- Détaché Bowing. Todd Ehle teaches how to détaché bowing, which is one bow per note, without changing any weight on the stick, in this lesson.