Discovering Your Violin

• Unveiling Violin and Bow Parts

• Instrument Maintenance Essentials

• Rosin and Bow Tension

• How to use shoulder rest

Holding the violin

• Left hand exercises

• Tuning the violin

• First steps in plucking: open strings

Mastering the Bow Hold

• Crafting the Right Bow Hold ( many fun exercises)

Time to make a nice sound

• Easy Harmony with Open Strings

• Drawing straight line with the bow

• Playing first songs on open strings

Getting Started

• Learn the names of notes

• How to place tapes on the fingerboard

• Explore the 1st finger on D, A, and E strings.

Embracing the 2nd Finger on D string

• Grasping F#

All About Note length and Rests

• Plucking the Tune with Three Notes

The 3rd Finger on D and A Strings

• 5 Notes Melody

• Bowing in Sync - Playing Along with the Bow

Our first D Major Scale

• Mastering Bow Distribution

• Adding Artistry - A Few Bow Strokes

• Songs based on D major scale

• Crafting a Beautiful Violin Tone

Polishing Fundamental Techniques

• Introducing a New Challenge: A Major Scale

Intonation

• How to play in tune?

• A few tips on developing ‘musical ear’

• Playing with the drone

Building Repertoire

• Fun with a New Piece

• Playing with Rhythmic Variations (1/8, 1/16 notes)

• Reading ‘Boil Them Cabbage Down’

• Easy-Level Step-by-Step Guide to the Song

Journey into Double Stops

• Etudes for Double Stops

• Intermediate-Level Guide to ‘Boil Them Cabbage Down’

First Steps into Music Theory

• Key Signature

• Time Signature

• Dynamics

Meet our helper - the Metronome

• Working on Rhythms with a Metronome

Let's Play on the G String

• Meet C natural.

• Mastering the G Major Scale on All Four Strings

• Playing simple pieces and etudes on G string

Perfecting the Skill of Sight Reading

• A new piece

• Step-by-Step Guide to the Song

• Play Along with Confidence

Strengthening the Pinky

• Playing the 4th Finger with Ease and Relaxation

Reflecting on Progress

• Step-by-Step Guide to the ‘Happy Birthday’ Song

• Playing Along with Me

Exploring Other Parts (accompaniment)

• Adding Excitement to he Song by Playing Additional Parts of the Song

Course Conclusion and Next Steps

• Wrapping Up the Course and Exploring Future Learning Paths