Oh how I enjoy your tutorials! I turn 70 this month, always wanted to play the violin. My husband said "go for it girl .. I'll pay. Guess what .. I'm taking him up on his offer. I'm off to the violin music store to select a rental. (Will start with that first). 2 years ago I learnt to read music - was another thing I always wanted to be able to do. What absolute joy and hours of it too, I can now finally sight read any melody and have gotten to know so many of these wonderful famous composers like, Bach, Clementi, Brahaams, Chopin and hundreds more. Thank you for your videos .. it has absolutely inspired this OLD LADY ..
Glad I found you. You're making it easier for me to learn. I'm 63 playing instruments since I was 6. I play many instruments, mostly drums, bass guitar, acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards. My Grandfather played an Amati. Mother plays Parlor Grand. I always wanted to learn violin. You make it easy for the beginner. Thank you.
It sounds like you come from a fabulous family of musicians, so cool! I’m glad the video was helpful, and I hope you enjoy leaning the violin. It would be a great addition!
Your videos have been the most informative I have found so far for beginners. You don't skip over important details and I learned a lot. Please make some more! Or maybe someone can recommend some other good tutors for beginners.
Hi, I have just been gifted a violin as a present after loving this type of music, admittedly more traditional Scottish/Irish/Bluegrass fiddle type music, and wanting to play for years! Trawled through TH-cam for beginners lessons I could relate to and pick up easily and found you! Thank god for that! Just like to say thanks for explaining things so simply, I find your lessons very informative and easy to follow and am enjoying learning. Thanks a million.
Lynda LJB that’s a great story and thank you for sharing! So glad the videos helped, I hope you have wonderful journey through learning this instrument! Also check out my newer videos if you haven’t already 😊
just started violin at 63 yrs old, I'm left handed and visually impaired so not a lot in my favour you'd think. I play guitar left handed but the violin feels perfectly natural right handed which has amazed me. Your videos are perfect for me as reading music is not possible as I can't see it, so learning scales as in this video and playing by ear is my aim. Your relaxed style and encouragement is just what I need. I'm enjoying the violin much more than I thought I would. Many thanks
You are a seriously amazing teacher. You make everything so simple and logical. I'm 56 and played 40 years ago all through school and never thought I'd be able to pick it up again. I got a new violin and took a couple days to work out the kinks. But within 2 days I was playing twinkle twinkle. Look forward to more of your teachings.
Thank you for your videos! Honestly i've watched so many videos that say they are for begginers but it they weren't great at actually showing the important basics. I'm self teaching and I'm so greatful for you!
Hey thanks so much for the kinds words Chelsea! Soooo glad the videos are helpful, I try and make them overly explained so all questions are answered in the beginning :) Thanks for the love!
Yay! So excited to see this pop up this morning. Thanks so much! Now we have something to practice for our homeschool music lessons this week! Yay! Whew! Too many exclamation marks. I know. Sorry. Got a little over-excited there.
These videos are great. Thank you so much. We've had a violin donated to us by a family friend and here I am at 48 learning to play the violin. :-) I am torturing everyone in the house but much less so now that I have these videos :-D I'm kicking Twinkle Twinkle in the bootay. And am impressing my 11 year old with my super scaling skills haha We're homeschoolers too Anne Green. My daughter takes formal piano lessons and now ... we have violin ... WITH free mini-lessons! Isn't youtube awesome?! You can learn anything with just a click. Thanks again Dylan. You're a treasure.
I love your lessons will finally have my violin 🎻 in October so I have been watching and learning can’t wait to get started. Your an awesome teacher. Thank you for sharing your videos and God Bless 🙏🏽will definitely be coming back and learning from you🙏🏽😊🎻
I'm really glad you made more videos! I didn't even notice the time difference because I just started watching a few days ago. Thanks for making these videos, it means a lot to me! I hope I can jam with my friends soon!!!
Love your videos they are very helpful to a new beginer I will definitely be looking for more!! You must be very busy so any new video would be greatly appreciated!!! Love your channel!
Hello I'm a new violin player I know this is an old video but is it possible that you have another video where you are showing the g cord up close just to get a better visual to practice with it would be so appreciated
Hello to you too and I am glad you have found my channel :) I do not have a video on the G cord specifically, but I have many other videos you can learn from. Also be sure to look up other violin teachers on TH-cam, as I am sure some of them have G cord lessons :)
This is an old video with a very bad camera, but I do have a twinkle video on my channel from a few years back. Might make an updated version soon though!
Thanks so much for your videos - i am a beginner and have looked at so many online videos - but they are just SO over complicated and YOUR videos are SO easy to follow - love your teaching style - so how about some more songs -- and how do you Tune the violin?
so i am going to buy a shoulder rest are there any things i should look for? Also can you focus in more on the fingering, just starting out and it seems really difficult.
Watching your lesson 4 and totally love it however seeings I am a beginner I do have a couple of questions. How do you do a vibrato if you have a open string that you are not putting your fingers on ? The second question that I have is that I am really having a tough time curling my fingers around to press down on the strings, is there any thing that I can do or finger exercises I can do to assist fingering the strings better? Your videos are helping me out a lot but I have to get over this obstacle. I do have long arms and fingers and am a adult learning.
Thank you for your attitude. I would have one question. I do not see the video of 'You are my sunshine' Are we going to get one of that as well? Thank you, and keep up the good work. (:
You actually responded to me! That's amazing!!! You're wonderful for actually taking the time to answer! But what is your opinion on a 1/2 violin mute. I live in an apartment and I don't want to ruin anyone's day when I start playing.. And the other is there a specific shoulder rest that you suggest for 1/2. Thank you so much!
This is the shoulder rest i use for my violin. They come in all sizes! www.sharmusic.com/Accessories/Shoulder-Rests/Bonmusica-Violin-Shoulder-Rest.axd And this is the mute I use for practicing in an area with a lot of people around www.sharmusic.com/Accessories/Mutes/Ebony-Violin-Mute.axd I hope this helps and no problem at all! I hope these help!
So I'm up to this lesson and am really enjoying this. Right now the thing I seem to have the most trouble with is what I'm going to call bowing accuracy. I'm referring to just hitting the strings I want and not the neighboring ones. I find it helps to watch my bow as much as I can while playing. But I'm wondering, are there exercises for this?
I really enjoy your videos. I need a recommendation on an inexpensive violin to start practicing until I get better and am able to afford an intermediate model. Is Cecilio or Mendini a good brand to start out with ? They have a model MV300. Also should I invest in an Acoustic Electric Violin ?
Can you please do I tutorial on Hallelujah? and p.s You taught me how to play twinkle twinkle little star the first day I picked up a violin :D Thank youuu
I really like your teaching!!! Do you have a beginner book to recommend that uses your method I can't remember the word, but a it's named after Chinese man.
Hi I'm a beginner and was wondering I thought you only played one finger per string at a a time . Are you using all three fingers on the string then playing
Hey everyone! I uploaded a bunch of new videos this past year, check them out if you like!
Oh how I enjoy your tutorials! I turn 70 this month, always wanted to play the violin. My husband said "go for it girl .. I'll pay. Guess what .. I'm taking him up on his offer. I'm off to the violin music store to select a rental. (Will start with that first). 2 years ago I learnt to read music - was another thing I always wanted to be able to do. What absolute joy and hours of it too, I can now finally sight read any melody and have gotten to know so many of these wonderful famous composers like, Bach, Clementi, Brahaams, Chopin and hundreds more. Thank you for your videos .. it has absolutely inspired this OLD LADY ..
I'm 70 and just picked up the violin, too. I play saxophone in a concert band but always loved violin. Good luck to you. I love these videos.
Glad I found you. You're making it easier for me to learn. I'm 63 playing instruments since I was 6. I play many instruments, mostly drums, bass guitar, acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards. My Grandfather played an Amati. Mother plays Parlor Grand. I always wanted to learn violin. You make it easy for the beginner. Thank you.
It sounds like you come from a fabulous family of musicians, so cool! I’m glad the video was helpful, and I hope you enjoy leaning the violin. It would be a great addition!
Your videos have been the most informative I have found so far for beginners. You don't skip over important details and I learned a lot. Please make some more! Or maybe someone can recommend some other good tutors for beginners.
Hi, I have just been gifted a violin as a present after loving this type of music, admittedly more traditional Scottish/Irish/Bluegrass fiddle type music, and wanting to play for years! Trawled through TH-cam for beginners lessons I could relate to and pick up easily and found you! Thank god for that! Just like to say thanks for explaining things so simply, I find your lessons very informative and easy to follow and am enjoying learning. Thanks a million.
Lynda LJB that’s a great story and thank you for sharing! So glad the videos helped, I hope you have wonderful journey through learning this instrument! Also check out my newer videos if you haven’t already 😊
just started violin at 63 yrs old, I'm left handed and visually impaired so not a lot in my favour you'd think. I play guitar left handed but the violin feels perfectly natural right handed which has amazed me. Your videos are perfect for me as reading music is not possible as I can't see it, so learning scales as in this video and playing by ear is my aim. Your relaxed style and encouragement is just what I need. I'm enjoying the violin much more than I thought I would. Many thanks
You are a seriously amazing teacher. You make everything so simple and logical. I'm 56 and played 40 years ago all through school and never thought I'd be able to pick it up again. I got a new violin and took a couple days to work out the kinks. But within 2 days I was playing twinkle twinkle. Look forward to more of your teachings.
I really appreciate your videos, they're very informative and they somehow make learning the violin seem more accessible.
Thank you for your tutorials. You're gold bro.
You are so welcome! Thank you for the kind words :D
Thank you for your videos! Honestly i've watched so many videos that say they are for begginers but it they weren't great at actually showing the important basics. I'm self teaching and I'm so greatful for you!
Hey thanks so much for the kinds words Chelsea! Soooo glad the videos are helpful, I try and make them overly explained so all questions are answered in the beginning :) Thanks for the love!
Thank you Dylan. I really appreciate your lessons and your care. Blessings to you :)
Margaret Mackintosh of course Margaret! Thank you for the kind words!
Yay! So excited to see this pop up this morning. Thanks so much! Now we have something to practice for our homeschool music lessons this week! Yay!
Whew! Too many exclamation marks. I know. Sorry. Got a little over-excited there.
over-excited is exactly what i want to hear from ya'll :)
The cool thing about your teaching its pretty easy to understand thank you .
These videos are great. Thank you so much. We've had a violin donated to us by a family friend and here I am at 48 learning to play the violin. :-) I am torturing everyone in the house but much less so now that I have these videos :-D I'm kicking Twinkle Twinkle in the bootay. And am impressing my 11 year old with my super scaling skills haha
We're homeschoolers too Anne Green. My daughter takes formal piano lessons and now ... we have violin ... WITH free mini-lessons! Isn't youtube awesome?! You can learn anything with just a click.
Thanks again Dylan. You're a treasure.
Thank you for doing these videos. IT makes learning a lot less frustrating
Thank you you are the man I've been playing instruments for 20 years never picked up the violin and you teach awesome.
I love your lessons will finally have my violin 🎻 in October so I have been watching and learning can’t wait to get started. Your an awesome teacher. Thank you for sharing your videos and God Bless 🙏🏽will definitely be coming back and learning from you🙏🏽😊🎻
Thanks for the tutorials. You're like the Bob Ross of violin.
thank you very much for posting your classes on line !
I'm absolute beginner ,and your instructions are fantastic !
i can practice now
Really appreciate the videos. I love violin/fiddle music, and I have been looking for help learning. You break it down excellently. Thank you again!
Yay! I'm so glad your lessons are back! Please keep them coming they are amazing!! Thanks again!!! :D
I was struggling to get my head around scales but the way you've explained it has made it sooo much simpler :D
Please please please don't stop making these videos I just found you cause I got a violin and you're a great teacher so thanks and keep doing these
I’ve just started learning and these videos are super helpful! Please post more! 😍
I'm really glad you made more videos! I didn't even notice the time difference because I just started watching a few days ago. Thanks for making these videos, it means a lot to me! I hope I can jam with my friends soon!!!
Love your videos they are very helpful to a new beginer I will definitely be looking for more!! You must be very busy so any new video would be greatly appreciated!!! Love your channel!
Keep making videos I'm not a beginner but they help since I haven't played in a while and you do a good job at explaining.
Hello I'm a new violin player I know this is an old video but is it possible that you have another video where you are showing the g cord up close just to get a better visual to practice with it would be so appreciated
Hello to you too and I am glad you have found my channel :) I do not have a video on the G cord specifically, but I have many other videos you can learn from. Also be sure to look up other violin teachers on TH-cam, as I am sure some of them have G cord lessons :)
I'm using this to tune my violin from now onwards! thanks it's really great :)
Your videos have been so helpful! Thank you!
thank you so much for these videos - I'm just learning and you're a great teacher!
Now Im watching this video u r very good teacher and better than my teacher I will keep watching this videos
Keep up the great work. I just found your videos and appreciate what you are doing. Scales are very important.
i gott a violin yesterday and i loooooooooooooooove you all ready
Im so glad you do these lessons please continue!
Nice violin tutorial...I find it very helpful....Thank you so much!
man youre great... i went thru a lot of videos and tought yours was the easiest way of learing ....... cheers from Mexico buddy !
Thanks. my uncle just gave me a 1972 Suzuki. will keep watching.
I just got my 1970 Kiso Suzuki in playable condition today
Thank u for ur amazing work. I hope u upload more often.
Keep up the good work!
x!
Thanks so much for your lovely videos, please keep them coming & make more if you have time :D
Hey, Thank you for the videos. Could you please play twinkle, twinkle little star. The video was
difficult to see. Thanks
This is an old video with a very bad camera, but I do have a twinkle video on my channel from a few years back. Might make an updated version soon though!
welcome back enjoyed your g scale video. keep it going
Great videos...really helpful :) Looking forward to more!
U r really good mate. Keep up the good work. Easy n simple
i always wanted to learn violin but couldn't due to some problem or other but now i have some time and thanks to you to teach us
please keep this up
I love these "g string" puns. 😁🤣
I like your lessons BUT....For a beginner can you show the fingers more on the strings....please.
Thanks so much for your videos - i am a beginner and have looked at so many online videos - but they are just SO over complicated and YOUR videos are SO easy to follow - love your teaching style - so how about some more songs -- and how do you Tune the violin?
loving my first few lessons
Good to see you back man, hopefully you can find to make some more videos :)
Hi starting to Learn I am 11 years old and I am playing a 4/4 I am over 5 feet and I like you video thx for marking them😁
Thank you for the kind words! So glad you like the videos, good luck on your violin journey and don't ever give up :)
so i am going to buy a shoulder rest are there any things i should look for? Also can you focus in more on the fingering, just starting out and it seems really difficult.
Wow! Thanks Dylan, you are a great teacher. I think the penny has dropped for me :0)
Can you also get into how to play and read music and when should we learn to read music..
This is something I do plan to to teach in the future, but for now I am sticking with the ear training methods :)
you are a fine instructor, vvnice finding your video
I just found you and love the lessons. I do have a hard time telling how many fingers are down at a time.
Hi great videos. What kind of violin do you play? Sounds good.
Watching your lesson 4 and totally love it however seeings I am a beginner I do have a couple of questions. How do you do a vibrato if you have a open string that you are not putting your fingers on ? The second question that I have is that I am really having a tough time curling my fingers around to press down on the strings, is there any thing that I can do or finger exercises I can do to assist fingering the strings better? Your videos are helping me out a lot but I have to get over this obstacle. I do have long arms and fingers and am a adult learning.
I think what helps me is doing the scale and to kinda remember the notes
Thank you for your attitude. I would have one question.
I do not see the video of 'You are my sunshine' Are we going to get one of that as well?
Thank you, and keep up the good work. (:
yeeees !!! welcome back !!
You actually responded to me! That's amazing!!! You're wonderful for actually taking the time to answer! But what is your opinion on a 1/2 violin mute. I live in an apartment and I don't want to ruin anyone's day when I start playing.. And the other is there a specific shoulder rest that you suggest for 1/2. Thank you so much!
This is the shoulder rest i use for my violin. They come in all sizes!
www.sharmusic.com/Accessories/Shoulder-Rests/Bonmusica-Violin-Shoulder-Rest.axd
And this is the mute I use for practicing in an area with a lot of people around
www.sharmusic.com/Accessories/Mutes/Ebony-Violin-Mute.axd
I hope this helps and no problem at all! I hope these help!
Thanks for keeping this up, even if it's after so many years
Very helpful!❤
So I'm up to this lesson and am really enjoying this. Right now the thing I seem to have the most trouble with is what I'm going to call bowing accuracy. I'm referring to just hitting the strings I want and not the neighboring ones. I find it helps to watch my bow as much as I can while playing. But I'm wondering, are there exercises for this?
thanks dudeI'm learning with you
Huh, I never knew that little bit about tuning the E string last. Good to know.
I really enjoy your videos. I need a recommendation on an inexpensive violin to start practicing until I get better and am able to afford an intermediate model. Is Cecilio or Mendini a good brand to start out with ? They have a model MV300. Also should I invest in an Acoustic Electric Violin ?
Can you please do I tutorial on Hallelujah? and p.s You taught me how to play twinkle twinkle little star the first day I picked up a violin :D Thank youuu
im so glad your back :DD
I love my new violin, I love Twinkle, Twinkle and I love you
pls go on the lessons!!! subscribed!
What about imperial march from empire strikes back can you make a video how to play that??it is from Star Wars
Hello?
I really like your teaching!!! Do you have a beginner book to recommend that uses your method I can't remember the word, but a it's named after Chinese man.
+Forest Fedoras Erhu? if not then im sorry
+Forest Fedoras
Suzuki is what you're thinking of. Just look for Suzuki Method books on Amazon and find one with decent reviews.
I use D'Addario Tuner NS MICRO VIOLIN. I am very please with it. I can recommend it.
Hi I'm a beginner and was wondering I thought you only played one finger per string at a a time . Are you using all three fingers on the string then playing
Thank you for this!!
Angelina K you are very welcome! 😊
Play Drunken Sailor, my teacher taught it to me as a kinda beginner song and it's really cool
hi,where can we get these songs?
hi.. you are awesome.. Pls teach me to play 'my heart will go on'. Wana learn it from you.
yeay long time no see ! :) this is nice
anyone else hear jaws while he was playing vibrato. great video, thanks
Beautiful
very helpful thanks a lot!
hey how are this viedo is so help full for me
so can you make more lessons for begginners
and where is lesson 5
Can you upload a video for how to play a C Major Scale!
Thank you! U r great!
Okay, so you only have your thumb on the neck, right?
I couldn't help but notice, you don't use the shoulder thing anymore?
just found you, good lesson, thanks
well done
Thank you!
I'd love to learn how to restring the violin when replacing the strings
Hi sir plz teach how to play can't help falling in love by elvis presley
the best on you tube.
Would love to learn 'come thou fount'
can you teach me on how to play amazing grace?
Credit to u 🙌🙌🙌😊
Thank you! ☺️
very helpful video..
Your video is informative
keep going, I love you.