👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 MATERIALS NEEDED FOR LESSON 6: 1. Your violin & bow. 2. LESSON 6 - 1st Finger Exercises 3. LESSON 6 - How To Read Violin Music These 2 free PDF sheets are in the 'Lessons 1-10 Resources' folder. You can click on the 'START HERE' pdf which will tell you what you need and for which lesson, if you're unsure: www.onlineviolintutor.com/lessons-1-10-resources 👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆

I feel bad for my neighbors

@denisef.6521

3 жыл бұрын

I have to take breaks in between to let their ears rest

@aleshagrey08

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@angiecats5298

2 жыл бұрын

I’m going to feel bad for my house hold members 😬🤣 Haven’t got my violin yet but I thought that I would go through her videos and get a brief idea beforehand so I know what to expect and also to get an idea of if I’m actually going to stick with it or not.

@reginabish295

2 жыл бұрын

Yes that's true for me

@mari8126

2 жыл бұрын

Me too don’t worry 😭

I'm self-taught on several instruments. I recently got my first violin, and this is by far the best channel I've found for learning an instrument. Everything's in one place, you explain everything so well, and the videos are very easy to follow. Thank you so much for this!

@reginabish295

2 жыл бұрын

Yes that's true

@ArisLaws

Жыл бұрын

how's it going?

@ALTnOtes

3 ай бұрын

Same- I’ve taught myself saxophone and recorder, recently found a violin and have decided to see if I can teach myself that too

4:33 - Exercise 1 4:47 - Exercise 2 5:01 - Exercise 3 5:15 - Exercise 4 5:29 - Exercise 5 5:41 - Exercise 6

@garlicpepper1334

4 жыл бұрын

Haly Torres Guibon not all heroes wear capes

@RomyaRana

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man 😁

@Drischqu

Жыл бұрын

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@wyattstevens8574

7 ай бұрын

Exercise 4 sounds almost like Minecraft!

What a gift you are giving to people who long to learn music and could never afford tutors. You are opening up worlds and beauty to people!

I absolutely love the way you explain everything in detail, I need all the help I can get! I am just learning to read music and play the violin in my 50"s. I am sincerely so grateful for all of your lessons and tutorials!

2 weeks on open strings, im super excited to start 1st fingers!!!

@nyah725

4 жыл бұрын

Mike Powell same

@micahretief7893

4 жыл бұрын

Did I go too fast?😅 I learned open strings 2 hours ago and now I'm on this😬

@thehiraethserendipity3425

4 жыл бұрын

@tracey True, for me that have three years of classical guitar experience it took only two days.

@genericgraphix7229

3 жыл бұрын

@@micahretief7893 bro a bit too fast 😅

@simonalilovic6542

2 жыл бұрын

@@micahretief7893 depends a lot on your previous experience and how well your playing the exercises, Ive only ever been self taught with guitar so im trying to learn violin in a much more slow and measured approach. i spent a month doing the open string progressions and now im onto the 1st finger as of today

I’m here for almost a month … at first I was frustrated but I realised at 28 yo it’s the first instrument I ever played so I should give myself time. Nobody is hurrying me, doen’t matter how long it would take 😁🥰 This videos are amazing, we can feel your passion and desire to teach others 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

@Khemani_RL

Жыл бұрын

I’m 17 years old and I’m struggling 😢

Hi Alison, I usually never comment on YT but I just wanted to say a huge thank you for sharing your skills and making music education accessible and affordable to all. I went through your piano lessons a while back and am now trying the violin which has been a childhood dream. Your content is, as always, comprehensive but easy to follow. There are a lot of elements to the violin which make it a challenging instrument to learn but so far I have found it so much easier to connect the instrument to the sheet music which I have always struggled with on the piano. I am definitely subscribing to your Patreon. Thank you, you are an asset to the classical community!

This is the best way I've ever learned to read music! I "can" read music but only if I sit down and take my time remembering all the note places. I've played guitar for 16 years and gave up on reading music because it would never click on where the notes were. I mean, you don't really need to read music to play guitar. I picked up a violin last week and have followed your lessons here and wow. It's so easily clicking in my head what the notes on the sheet are saying to what strings and finger placement should be. I'm actually reading and playing along in time to what I see for the first time, and without having to look at what my hands are doing. It feels great.

As a beginner, I wanted to know it all so I could start playing songs so I rushed everything. I sounded like crapola. Frustrated, I took your advice from an older video where you mentioned you wouldn't practice intonation until you have the bowing down on open strings first for at least a month or more. I sucked it up and just practiced getting the tone and technique down by only bowing on the open strings. By golly you were right! Screeching gone. Even the dogs and cats don't scatter when I practice now. Best few months I ever spent . Thanks for the great advice, Alison.

At age 52, I was gifted my violin as a Xmas gift. Last time I tried I was 8 Years old. I love the delivery of your lessons the supporting work sheets are fantastic. I'm so excited to reach the next lesson each time. Thank you.

Hi maam after proceeding to lesson no.5 after a few days i moved here to lesson 6 and you teach me really well😊😊😊😊 especially us your online/yt students who are a self taught violinist😂😂

@neea1526

5 жыл бұрын

I went the same day but I probably shouldn't have because I don't have the stickers so it's kinda hard to find where to put my finger 😄 Used a tuning app just for a temporary help lol Oh and I didn't actually play the full exercises yet I just tried it out haha

@WooHoogg

8 ай бұрын

​@@neea1526How's the journey going so far? It's been a long time.

Hi, Alison! I just wanted to thank you for posting all these helpful lessons, taking violin beginners step by step through their learning journey. I can see big improvements day by day in my process of learning to play the violin. I just started this week and I'm enjoying it so much! Thank you so much for all the effort and dedication! You are great! P.S: I already tell everyone I've got an online tutor, recommending you to those who also want to learn to play. :)

I had to support her on patreon. Got my violin for Christmas in 2001, and decided i just couldn't do this. After seeing this channel, ive been working hard, and can realky see improvement. Thanks Allison!

Love love love these tutorials!! I had little faith to be honest that I would Be able especially as I've kids around me most of the time but after lesson 5 & practise it's such a difference than when i started ! I can actually play and read notes now! Thank you Alison for making this available and affordable !! Will download the books for sure . Watching with love 🙏

Finally completed these exercises, and moving on for 2nd finger exercises. I can see some good progress in my playing. Thank you so much for your lessons. :D 🎻

You are such a queen for doing this. U are such an amazing teacher and I'm genuinely enjoying learning the violin with your help and just thank you sooo much for being so generous as to offer these wonderful lessons for free. Ur an icon

Thank you so much Alison for these lessons - I'm absolutely loving them, so glad I found you. Some long unused muscles don't necessarily agree with me, though :)

Your exercise papers on open strings have helped me lot, thank you!!!

Alison, I am so encouraged that finally, I have come across tutorial in playing the violin. I have always desired playing the violin. So far with lessons listened to and viewed I am picking something with hope that I will able to master the violin.

I love to see your eyes while you explain perfectly. Thanks you so much for the person who you are :)

I love you, Alison. Thank you so much for these exercises and all your videos.

Thank you for this series of videos. I’ve had my violin 3 weeks and have made more progress watching and following you than anyone else 😊

Literally I'm having a blast!! I bought a really really cheap violin off amazon, just to learn the basics on tuning hold, bowing, and maintaing the violin, and learning wear the notes are and applying basic music theory to it. Once, I have all that down I will probably invest in a $250-$300 violin! I have played guitar for about 13 years, but I have always wanted to learn violin but always have been hesitant cause I never learned to read music, I only knew music theory in the sense of playing guitar which has helped with violin! these lessons are so exciting and each one as I progress gets more and more fun! I love this, Thank you so much Allison, you're the best!!

@qltygrl3187

4 жыл бұрын

based lord I found a violin shop in my area that did rent to own - mine had no interest charges. So I was able to get a pretty good violin for only $30 month. You might check to see if anyone offers something like that in your area.

Thank you so much for doing these videos . I've wanted to play the violin for years and now I understand the fundamentals and am working on more difficult songs after only starting a month ago. Really appreciate you taking the time to make these

Its a battle but your lessons is flippin awesome.Helped a lot.Thanks!!!

OMG Alison! I started Lesson 6 today and whew...it's hard, very hard. I want to stay with open strings. I spent 12 days on Lesson #5 and it became very comfortable 😌. My fingers are all over the place with Lesson #6. They are literally doing their own thing. I know I will improve over time. I find myself looking at the strings while playing instead of looking at the sheet music. I guess that's normal since my fingers don't know what to do. I don't have any real questions for now but I feel like I will be on Lesson #6 for at least a solid month 😭. Thank you for everything 🙏🏽

Thank you very much! The exercises are really helpful and you are a great teacher! Now I'm going to start practicing 2nd finger notes.

My daughter says that this was the best and easiest description of how to read music sheets ever, Thanks!

Week 1 of open strings and I'm here, thank you so much for uploading these they have made it almost easy to learn, you're awesome and thank you again for doing this.

Thank you for all your videos. every now and then I go back and check to ensure I am holding it right or anything I am not sure about. I greatly appreciate all these. I am going to start lesson 7 tomorrow. Again thank you very much!

Dear Alison, Thank you so much for your wonderful explained lessons. I am 48 and I started two weeks ago with your lessons. And last Sunday I got my first "real" lesson from my eleven years old daughter... I can see progress... and now my next step is to learn to play with the fingers... I never thought, that I will anywhen be able to play the violine... Thank you so much for your very helpful lessons. Nice greetings from Bavaria Daniela 💖🎶🎵🎻

Day 3 with my new violin. Thanks for the lessons! This exercise will take me some time to master

Love that you updated everything!

Thank you for doing this. Very helpful for between private lessons to move a little faster. I grew up playing but it’s been 15 years so I feel like I’m starting way back from where I was. And I had played for 8 years.

I just got a violin 5 days ago and been following through your exercise and its been Great!! I Just watch you play and immediately play while trying. This is fun, so thx for doing this free lesson

If I finish until lesson 10, I’ll definitely but the books and finish it until lesson 30. Thank you for this lessons. 😊😊👍👍

when you tone sound good. Its very motivating to learn the next step !!! Thank you for the efforts of making knowledge available !

OMG ... you are incredibly violinist teacher .. I love your work very much.. Keep going please

Great videos Allison. Thank you from Nashville Tennessee

You're teaching like a goddess. And I don't really know why I like your English so much)

thanks for these online lessons. Both of my kids are playing violin very well, it's time for me to learn playing violin.

Thank u! I'm learning violin by myself and your lessons are very helpful😍I'm so glad that i found it.

Hi! Thank you so much for these videos. I am just learning the violin after 9 years of piano...So far my practices are very rewarding especially with you as my teacher...;)🎻

I bought my violin 3 days ago, your lesson really help

You are the Best violin tutorial KZread Channel on KZread 💕 Everybody kept telling me violin is the most difficult instrument but you make it seem so simple. Love it!

Those excersizes realy helped me. Just learning songs doesnt help with practicing current movements. So helpful thank you so much!!! I now practice a couple months and these videos have been a help since the begin

You are such a good teacher and I'm working hard at it! Thank you

58, Corona Pandemic pushed me to start learning violin!! ( I should have started beginning of the pandemic!! But glad that I just started anyway. ) This video is so helpful!! Thank you so much!!

Thank you for the free pdf of the exercises. It's a great help for beginners

Purchased a violin. And Started Watching your lessons. After Completing 10 lessons. Will go to the Monthly Subscription one. Love these videos. I respect your hardwork.❤️

"I'm not that mean yet" hahaha

I just got my violin and couldn't find any good videos. These ones, however, are awesome!! I only got my violin a couple days ago and I am already seeing progress. Thanks for the awesome videos!!

Thank you so much for all these videos!!

Honestly this is such an amazing resource, thank you so much!

this is super helpful this makes youtube so great, thx soon much

I love your videos! I am a beginner and find your method very easy to follow. I am planning to get your book once I reach lesson 10! Thank you for the great content

Greetings " Namasthe" from India. You made me feel fully confident to learn my early childhood wish to learn this beautiful instrument with clear constructive concepts . Thank you so much Miss.

Your pdf guide are amazing your the best teacher in violin

Thank you so much for these! I rented a violin kinda on a whim and have absolutely no clue what I'm doing haha it's been a lot of fun going through this playlist and learning. Might consider getting one of my own soon.

I'm super grateful for these videos. i'm also mortified of what's to come.

@TheOnlineViolinTutor

3 жыл бұрын

Lol, just take it lesson by lesson and try not to look ahead lol :)

Thank you very much much. God bless you.

So as somebody who likes to self study almost everything in life XD thank you for this free lessons It's my second day playing the violin and I already know how to play twinkle twinkle little star as well as knowing the notes (Something I used to detest due to it being complicated) So yah Keep up the Good Work!

Your method is brilliant. I am an adult learner, I play the flute and now want to learn the violin. Your method, for me, is better than all the method books!!

@themochawidow

2 жыл бұрын

Hi there Jennifer! I'm 54 and just started with Lesson #6 today. Hope you don't mind me saying hello. I played the clarinet for 8 years when I was in middle school and high school and was always 1st, 2nd, or 3rd chair and participated in many sight reading competitions. I'm hoping my history with music will be helpful as I learn the violin 🎻 🙏🏽

Great begginer tut. 👌

Thank you so much for your videos, I had a violin but I can't hire a tutor. I hope I become good for the next few years :)

these are awesome!!! thankyou!!!!!!!

Thank you so much!

hi u are awsome u explain every thing so well i am 12 trying to become a profesinal violin player

love your work you helped me a lot thankyou

Omg I love your lessons

I love every exercise she gave. In exercise 4, I tried to play with vibrato and it works😍😍😍(Love from Sarawak🤗)❤️❤️❤️

@shivanivyas24

Жыл бұрын

Could you please decode em from 3 lol

Am an upcoming violinist and I just wish I'd subscribe to your whole learn and be able to by all the books on Sale. But it's unfortunate that I'm unable due to luck of income but anyway don't mean to be barden because already you're doing alot and you've help me control all the mistakes I didn't know. Thanks alot and please continue making such kind if videos they really help. Thanks alot.

I'm excited to be ready to move into Lesson 6. I spent weeks working in the practice exercises in less 5 -- taking time to 'hit' only the proper open strings for each note, and running through each exercise at least three times perfectly before moving on. I broke both wrists last year (while dancing) and realize that poor steadiness bowing 'probably' is because I'm still building enough wrist strength and coordination so that I don't hit the neighbor-string. I developed a mental-picture to help me stay on each single string also... Maybe it's silly, but I think I need it -- So... 5:00 o'clock for the E-string, 4:00 o'clock for the A-string, 3:00 o'clock for the D-string, and 2:00 o'clock for the G-string. Not sure that's entirely kosher, but it seems to be helping me get on and stay on each string. Thanks for all your coaching -- and I like when you challenge us to practice and learn. I'm working up to 'rewarding' myself by purchasing your lesson books. Blessings!

@sainttategaming9509

10 ай бұрын

As someone with a visual impairment and recovering from a shoulder/neck injury I found your explanation of the bow positions really helpful!! That's the biggest hurdle for me is holding both arms up at the right angles to play for sustained time periods. I can't always see clearly what angles she's holding the bow at (because of my eyes, not poor video making) and this verbal explanation you've got on about the clock positions really helped. Thanks!

Thank you so much for these lessons this helps me to get better ❤️❤️ .. i have a question.. after lesson 10 .. should i buy the book?? And how to buy it and how much is it?? ... finally you are the best❤️

You making learning violin easy maam🥺❤️

I just got my first violin and I don't have the stickers yet to put on tbe fingerboard so I was just trying the first finger notes with the help of a tuning app 😄

Tq sooo much 🤗 I jus got my violin yesterday and I am already at the first finger notes👧🏻 I’m jus 13 and I am not taking classes.I play the piano and all four recorders! Thank you sooo much again

Using only open and first finger the results sound kinda Scottish

Thank you!

Thanks Alison

Hi Alison, first of thank you so much for creating this channel. I was wondering, if you can't hear by ear what the right notes are yet, how do you practice this? I've got the doy stickers for 1st and 3rd finger and I got someone at a music shop check it for me if they were in the exact right spot. But do you first practice with the tuner next to it? So you know you're spot on? I'll keep scrolling through your other videos, in case I missed a video about this. Thank you.

Hi Allison! Thank you so much for making these videos! I am learning so much and really enjoying practicing alongside your instruction. I had a question though, I noticed on the “how to read violin music” pdf that the first finger more on the E string is marked as a sharp (#) but on the “first finger exercises” pdf this same note doesn’t have the sharp. Should I still play it as F#? Thanks! Any help would be appreciated :)

I saw you had 999 likes... I couldn't resist ;D

I really love this series! I used to think music is nothing for me, because I'm "too stupid" to understand anything. Now I realize that's not the case, I just never had someone explain anything to me properly! Thank you so much for providing us with this course I have something I struggle with, anytime I play 1st Finger Notes on the G or D String (especially D String) the sound is kind of muted and not clear. Not sure how to explain it, but it sounds a bit messy. I've tried everything from pushing the string down with more pressure, less pressure. Even bowing with more or less pressure, more near to the fingerboard or more in the middle between fingerboard and the bridge. Nothing really makes a difference. Is this something that will get better with practise or is there anything else I am doing wrong? I don't have this problem with the A and E string. My Open Strings all sound beautiful. I have the Stentor II violin with GDE factory strings and my A string is Dominant

thinks, we love you!

I’m so happy to finally be able to move on to lesson 6, YAY!!! I already have a few questions though_ On exercise 2, what does the dot mean next to the open A? Also on exercise 5, what is the circle at the end?? Thanks to anyone for answering this☺️

@TheOnlineViolinTutor

5 жыл бұрын

Its all explained in lessons 11-20, but the dot next to any note means to add on half of the note. For example, if you have a 2 beat note, then a dot behind it, the dot of worth half of said note (1) and so you add on what the dot is worth (1) to the main note (2) and the whole thing is worth 3 beats. The 'circle' is a note that is worth 4 beats. I would worry about this so much now, just get used to playing and concentrating on the violin and which notes and what and where on both the violin and sheet music, as what you ask (in my opinion) is not crucial to know right now. It will be explained soon, when you do need to know.

@fabioramirez8195

5 жыл бұрын

The Online Piano and Violin Tutor thank you Alison; I really appreciate it and look forward to learning more!

I can already read mucic because I play the piano so I thought violin would be easy but it is much harder than it looks. I am not very good even my gold fish can't stand the sound of me trying to play.

By the way, for anyone looking, I 100% recommend these over any other vids

Oops I rushed a little bit and I'm already playing twinkle twinkle little star :D Very out of tune tho, I don't have the stickers yet so I'm only guessing and using a tuning app. But it's nice for a change to play something that (almost) sounds like an actual song

Hello, Miss Alysson. First, I'd like to express my thanks to you, I'm an adult self learner and this has been great help. I have a few questions though. I use a tuner application to tune my violin, since my ears aren't accustomed to the notes just yet. My first question is regarding that, how much of a difference in frequency is acceptable? For example A is 440hz, is 441 acceptable? 439.7? Can mature musicians tell the tiniest difference in frequency or do they estimate within an acceptable range? Also for first finger notes, I've heard that a one millimetre displacement can cause a person to be out of tune, my ears can't tell the difference much now. So how do I know if I'm playing in tune while I'm practicing? Also, do you recommend that a person move on to the next lesson once they're able to play these exercises well, or once they're ready to remove the dot and recognise the notes by ear alone?

Thanks for sharing.

But I love the way you teach and it's very easy to understand it 👍👍

Hi maam do we or do i need to to master this one before i proceed to the next video?? Cause i already master all of the 1st finger?

Thank you so very much for these lessons. While practicing with a metronome, what would you suggest for a tempo to be able to play the lesson before moving on to the next?

@TheOnlineViolinTutor

6 жыл бұрын

Depends on the exercise - but the speed I played them at would be what you should aim for. Rather than getting a number you can just set on your metronome and struggle to get there, I would suggest you start the metronome at a silly slow speed and play them at that speed before you increase the number by say 10. I also think that it should be you who decides the speed during your practise - you will learn and understand better this way as you will start to know what you can and cant do and how to progress and how to practise. Start SLOW, then build up.

@jasonmcgloin8397

6 жыл бұрын

Fair enough. That's roughly been my approach thus far. I appreciate the response.

Hello! Your lessons are super helpful and an invaluable source of education for beginners like myself. Thank you so much! I was wondering, however, if you had any tips on how to play these exercises (or play any piece in general) while reading the music at the same time. Is that something one just gets better with through practice, or are there any specific tips to follow? Once again, thank you so much!

@TheOnlineViolinTutor

2 жыл бұрын

Yes - you will improve on that in time. Its not something that has ever been an issue for any student of mine as it corrects and solves itself as you get better.

Your tutorial is wonderful. A quick question though. On exercise 3 are those second finger notes on the a string?

starting open string now.....sounds soo scratchy...GOSH!!!!

do you recommend using the adhesive "cheat" guides on the neck as one is learning. I just bought my new violin last week and excited to start learning to play. I am thoroughly enjoying your lessons and instructions.

@lizardperson2293

6 жыл бұрын

Got my violin last week. If I may ask, how's your progress so far?

@heidirebeuad

6 жыл бұрын

I originally put dots based on a tuner while waiting for chart. The finger sticker (so to speak) was off, so I double checked with my tuner and the chart was in fact a bit off (which is major for violin). Went to reviews and a lot of people were saying it was off. They are harder to see for playing position than dots too.