Violin practice guides
Practical advice and exercises to help you plan your practice, build your technique and choose studies at the right level.
- Violin études in order of difficultyWohlfahrt, Kayser, Sitt, Mazas, Kreutzer, and when to move on
- Violin string crossing exercisesFrom open strings to bariolage, the exercises in order
- Violin rhythm exercisesOpen strings, subdivision, 6/8 and the silent metronome
- How to improve your violin intonationFinger patterns, open strings, slow scales, and the right reference
- Shifting from first to third positionFind third position, glide on one finger, then change fingers
- Violin vibrato exercisesBuild a controlled vibrato and bring it into your playing
- A violin practice routinePlan 20 to 40 minutes of tone work, scales, technique and repertoire
- Can you learn the violin without a teacher?What you can learn alone, what needs a teacher, and how to start as an adult
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