Violin lessons

Violin Fingering

A blog and short video series for violin teachers and parents of young violinists created to share creative teaching solutions and ways to optimize practicing the violin at home.

This poster aids in learning proper violin finger placement, one of the hardest aspects of learning the instrument! It shows the first position fingering and the corresponding notes... a great resource to accompany violin lessons. This will be perfect for the violin player or music teacher in your life! Hang in your classroom or studio to reference at a glance. Blue with a dusty pink design.

Eeek! High 3rd Fingers (or Low 4th Fingers) - New FREEBIEs

Are you a first time learner looking to find out more about the parts of your new violin? Or simply curious? Either way, you’re in the right place. We'll cover every part of the violin and also tell you how to fix it if it breaks. It's important to...

Sometimes it's just easier to have your teacher tune your violin for you. But as an aspiring violinist or violist, you will need to learn to tune it for yourself, and the sooner the better. Here is a guide to get you started, including some PDFs with the basics, a video to show you what to do, and a written version to show you what to do if you want to tune by ear, or with a chromatic tuner. As with everything, the more you do it, the easier it will get. Don't be too concerned if your first…