Violin for Beginners

1 · Open strings

01Open Strings, Plucked 02All Four Strings, Plucked 03Open Strings with the Bow 04Crossing Strings 05Long and Short Bows

2 · The D string

06First Finger on D 07Second Finger: F♯08Third Finger: G 09Plucked Steps

3 · The A string

10Fingers on A 11D Major Scale 12Broken Chords in D

4 · G and E strings

13Fingers on G 14Fingers on E 15G Major Scale 16A Major Scale

5 · Low 2 and high 2

17Low 2 and High 2 18Low 2 on D 19C Major Scale

6 · More skills

20Eighth Notes 21Two Strings at Once 22G Major Arpeggio

7 · Listen and answer

23Echo 1 24Echo 2 25Echo 3

8 · Etudes

26Lullaby in D 27Pizzicato Polka 28Open String Waltz 29March of the Bows 30Hymn in G 31Plucked Music Box 32String Crossing Study 33Song of the G String 34Fiddle Reel 35Minor Mood 36Double Stop Chorale 37Pizzicato Rain 38Highland Tune 39Evening Song in C 40Country Dance 41Whole Bow Song 42Up the Ladder 43Galop 44Chorale in C 45Grand Finale

Songs

01Hot Cross Buns 02Mary Had a Little Lamb 03Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star 04Ode to Joy 05Jingle Bells 06Silent Night 07Joy to the World 08We Wish You a Merry Christmas 09The First Noel 10Good King Wenceslas 11Row, Row, Row Your Boat 12Lightly Row 13Are You Sleeping (Frère Jacques)14Brahms' Lullaby 15When the Saints Go Marching In 16Amazing Grace 17Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 18Auld Lang Syne 19My Bonnie 20Minuet in G (Petzold)21London Bridge 22Three Blind Mice 23Rock-a-bye Baby 24Yankee Doodle 25Jolly Old St. Nicholas 26We Three Kings 27God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen 28The Mulberry Bush 29Home, Sweet Home 30All Through the Night

Tune your violin →Fingering chart →

5 · Low 2 and high 2

Low 2 on D

The same on the D string: F is a low 2, F♯ a high 2. Listen for the difference.

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Notation

Strings

D · D 0

Beat by beat

60bpm

40100

Violin sound: University of Iowa Electronic Music Studios

← Low 2 and High 2 C Major Scale →