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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.
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!
@@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 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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!
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.
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.
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.
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😂😂
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
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!
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 :)
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'm learning so much! Thank you! I've been playing piano for sixteen years, but learning to read music for violin is totally new. Thank you for breaking it down and making it easy to learn! :)
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.❤️
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 💖🎶🎵🎻
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 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!!
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!
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
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!
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!
I thought it was but I found out that it was the wrong hertz. It should be 440 and I had it in the 200s. Also I was using the little tuner to register the finger on the A string. I needed to use the better Hertz meter. One day I hope to tune by ear like you!!! Thanks for your reply ❤
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
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.
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☺️
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.
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
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!
Should I be focused on the left hand or my bow hand seeing as I cant really play without looking as of yet? Either I miss the finger note or a string depending on where I'm looking. What did you find easier to focus on when starting out? By the way my first finger note sounds like a recorder which is discouraging. Also should i press the string all the way to the fingerboard when playing the finger notes? Lastly does your $199 subscription cover more in detail not shown, videos, etc? Apologies for so many questions. Thank you in advance!
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
It’s technically going to be different for everyone based on the current tuning of their violin. The best way to figure out the exact position is by using a tuner. Slowly slide your finger up or down the neck while you play the string to get as close as possible to the correct note. Then, rather than memorize exactly where your finger is, listen to the pitch and try to remember that. This is the best way to learn because your tuning will never be exactly the same, so by recognizing the correct pitch, you can tell whether or not you’re making the correct sound, rather than trying to place your finger in any one spot.
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
Thank-You! Alison! I’m following your program. I started the violin years ago. Now I have the time. I have a question on this lesson. When I put my finger in first position on the A string I get a C. If I put it all the way up next to the nut, then I get a B. Is my violin broken? Thank-You! So much! You are beautiful inside and out!
Is your violin in tune? Thats the only thing i can think of that would cause this? Other than that, your 1st finger is going down too high on the A string.
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
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.
Hi Alison! Firstly a huge thank you for this amazing free content you provide. Your style of teaching and explaining really clicks for me. I decided to learn violin at the age of 43 (friends tell me i'm masochist lol) and have been following this. I'm definitely also hoping to subscribe to your patreon from next month and really want to support you. I have a question and i'm sorry if it's been answered elsewhere and I've missed it. How important is, at this stage, to not hit other strings, or not sound a bit scratchy, before moving on to next lesson and so on? I spent one week on open and now one week on 1st and know exactly where the notes are on the sheet and on the violin but i still sound scratchy at times (especially on the G string) and still hit other strings on occasion. Not always, mostly if i get a bit distracted or if my posture changes and the violin slips and changes position. Should i stick until it's perfect or should i move on? Thank you so much again :)
It is important you learn to isolate strings, but you wont be able to do this is you are learning on a cheap student violin with a poor set up as its a false economy. You can carry on, but without upgrading to something better set up, you will always hit those other strings.
The Online Piano & Violin Tutor thank you for your reply ☺️ It wasn’t super cheap (about £150) but of course I’m sure still not great quality. (It does go out of tune more often that I’d like). My husband says I can upgrade when I can play a full song so the plan is to do lessons 1-10 learn a song and then upgrade. I’m thinking fiddlerman as you recommend but slightly terrified of custom charges to UK
Do you have a video where you explain how to properly hold the violin with the left hand and how to add the first finger with the right technique? Thanks!
Omg thank you for the play by play while playing thr violin 😂😂 I got art block vibes while practicing so it helps to play along. Then realized I play too fast
I enjoy learning the violin - as much as I can. Now my question: can somebody help me to understand how to hold the left hand properly on the finger bord... that they are not stiff and so on... the bow holding goes very well :) please I'm thankful for every help :)
First of all I want to thank you for your work, they are really good. The open strings took me 4 full days, well we are in quarantine, so time is all what I have. Second its my third day in the first finger, to be honest its hard but nothing is impossible, so I have a question! How to change the finger from one string to another, like in the last exercise in the pdf, when changing from E in the D string to B in A string? Awaiting for reply, And thanks Again.
You will just need to stop the bow, reposition it, then carry on. To be honest, you wont be crossing more than 1 string in actual playing, but, I do like to make sure all my students are taught well and are always ahead of the game.
Hi Alison, i have a question. I have a full size(4/4) violin, I put the dots at the distance you suggested, but when i play the finger notes, it sounds odd, so i tried doing it by ear & the finger notes sound similar to yours at around 3 cm for the first finger (instead of 3.6 cm), should i continue playing it at 3 cm then, or should i stick with the measurements you provided?
“But don’t worry, i’m not going to be that mean “”Yet”” 🤣 she gonna be mean soon! 😋 Sadly can’t afford a violin to practise, nor the money to take lessons, but i do like the way you teach all the notes!
4:32 which is lesson 1 to lesson 6 would you please put a camera on the strings that newbie can see how it looks like what do we do and how fingers to do while in strings
Hi Alison, I'm currently stuck here trying to learn how to read music at the same time as learning to play with 50 year old eyes. Q: How concerned should I be with hitting the note perfectly at this point. My ear can't yet tell the difference but I have an app on my phone that will show me when a note is good or really flat or something like that. Should I stay here until it's always perfect? Or move on and just know that I'll get better?
You need to train your ear to the correct note - otherwise if you worry about this later down the line, your ear will be used to hearing the wrong notes.
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?
I was so confused at first, I was like, okay first finger but where do I put it? Is it supposed to be designated finger? Or different finger for each string? :O
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?
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.
Hi, I tuned my violin and placed finger stickers according to your tutorial videos and a tuner app. When I tried the 1st finger practice sheet, my 1st finger on the G-string is too high (pitch), but my 1st finger on the other strings is spot on. Why is this happening? Tuner app still shows my violin is in tune before and after trying the practice exercises.
How do I know when to move on with this excircises ? I can play some things but I don't knw where to star watching your videos, what is my level and what to do to improve... Can you help me?? Can you be my online teacher or something like that :( I also need guide :c
If you watch the videos first, you can get an idea of what they will cover and therefore your rough level. You may not need to start at the beginning, but watching them will help: I no longer offer online lessons I’m afraid.
Do you recommend watching the music sheet or our fingers on the strings? My approach right now is to watch the music sheet and try to feel the right spot out so I learn by feel rather than sight...
Look at what you need too. it doesnt matter as long as your intonation is correct. If your intonation is poor or 'off' because you are looking at the sheet music, then you need to look at your fingers. There is no rule to say what you should or shouldnt be looking at.
I have been watching how you manage the bow on different strings. It appears that you are turning the hairs a bit differently on each note. Could you please explain that?
I’m confused, is each “note” back and fourth with the bow? Like is that considered hitting the note? Moving it up and down or just moving it up? Or down? Hopefully this makes sense
Apologies - ive only just seen this message! When you bow in an upwards direction, thats one note. When you bo downwards, then thats another note - if that makes sense? Both up AND down is not one note - thats 2 as it makes 2 sounds.
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 :)
Is it possible that there are already some second finger notes in this excercise or am I doing something wrong? Thank you for all these amazing lessons, I am loving it!
Short fingers should not be an issue, but if you feel it is, then adjust your grip so your fingers are hooked more over the fingerboard. There is no right or wrong - as long as the palm of hand is NOT up and touching the underside of the neck. Move as necessary to reach the notes - even the 4th finger etc. Hope that helps 😊
@@TheOnlineViolinTutor thank you! And it is okay if I hit a strong with the side rather than the tips of the finger? For example, in my first position I can hit all the strings with the tip, but the G with the side due to my (really) short fingers.
Shouldn't be too much of an issue, but i would worry the palm will slip up towards hugging the neck and the fingers will become too close to the neck... you need some 'air' all around the hand where the fingers (tips) are only on the string and your hand hangs down as if you were hanging from a tree (you know what i mean lol).
This may be a dumb question (lol), and I haven’t printed this lesson yet.. But-if the notes look the same (no designation as to whether they’re open or not) , how does one know what type of note it is (open or one of the finger notes)? Ty
The notes are in different places so you'll begin to recognise where they are as you continue on. Youl bee learning 4 notes at a time and you need to learn and remember the previous 4, before moving on.
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.
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.
IM STARTING TO BECOME A FAN BOY i love you videos and im learning so much, i am on day 8 of learning Violin and I would love to show my progress on your videos if you were ok with that on my channel. :D
I'm a little confused today. There seem to be two different kinds of B notes on the sheet. The one upside down in the 3rd exercise as the 3rd note and for example on exercise 2. as the 5th note. What's the meaning of this? Both mean I need to hold down the A string right? But why are there two different looking notes about the same B note? :O :O
sabbysky I came to the comments for the same thing. I listened to this video a few times hoping to catch it. I looked on my beginner book and can't find anything either.
They are the same note. Absolutely no difference between the two of them besides that the stem of the note is just facing a different direction. Generally, the stem is down but that is not very important. I do not know why the stems are written in different directions here, but they are the exact same b note
Hello! I'm using your complete collection material and I'm on lesson 7. I noticed something and hoping you can clarify. I see one note on the music sheet can represent 2 different notes on the fingerboard.For example, F or F# on D string. Am I correct to say it is F# when there is a # symbol next to note and F when there isn't one? Which would change where exactly the finger will go. So on your 2nd finger exercise, on exercise 1, the second note is F. Correct? But then I'm wondering why on the 1st finger exercise, on exercise 2, we're play E first finger as F# instead of F? want to make sure I'm understanding correctly.
So yes, you are correct when there is a # in front of an F (or any note) that it is to be playaed as a sharp note; F#. However, sometimes there are sharps (and flats) in the key signature ad this influences what notes to play also. If there is an F# in the key sig (there will be a # on tht top line) then ALL the Fs in that piece are to be played as F#... even though there will be no sharp directly in front of the individual notes. What the key signature (at the start of the piece) says, goes. This is explained in detail in lesson 12 in book 2, pages 13-17. I dont discuss this in the ifrst 10 lessons as its not necessary, over complicates things and I feel one just needs to get going and the rest will follow. Hope that helps...
Hi Alison, from exercise 3 I do not know recognize in the music sheet when I should touch the string with my finger, is kind of embarrassing to ask you this but I am completely lost......lol thank you very much for your course and your help! ;-)
You need to learn 4 notes at a time and not move onto the next lesson until you know where all 4 of those notes are on the violin and also the sheet music.
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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
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I feel bad for my neighbors
I have to take breaks in between to let their ears rest
Same
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.
Yes that's true for me
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!
Yes that's true
how's it going?
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
Haly Torres Guibon not all heroes wear capes
Thanks man 😁
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Exercise 4 sounds almost like Minecraft!
2 weeks on open strings, im super excited to start 1st fingers!!!
Mike Powell same
Did I go too fast?😅 I learned open strings 2 hours ago and now I'm on this😬
@tracey True, for me that have three years of classical guitar experience it took only two days.
@@micahretief7893 bro a bit too fast 😅
@@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 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I’m 17 years old and I’m struggling 😢
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!
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.
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.
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.
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😂😂
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
@@neea1526How's the journey going so far? It's been a long time.
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!
My daughter says that this was the best and easiest description of how to read music sheets ever, Thanks!
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 :)
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.
Your exercise papers on open strings have helped me lot, thank you!!!
If I finish until lesson 10, I’ll definitely but the books and finish it until lesson 30. Thank you for this lessons. 😊😊👍👍
I'm learning so much! Thank you! I've been playing piano for sixteen years, but learning to read music for violin is totally new. Thank you for breaking it down and making it easy to learn! :)
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.❤️
Day 3 with my new violin. Thanks for the lessons! This exercise will take me some time to master
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 💖🎶🎵🎻
I love to see your eyes while you explain perfectly. Thanks you so much for the person who you are :)
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 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!!
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!
Its a battle but your lessons is flippin awesome.Helped a lot.Thanks!!!
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
"I'm not that mean yet" hahaha
Thank u! I'm learning violin by myself and your lessons are very helpful😍I'm so glad that i found it.
I'm super grateful for these videos. i'm also mortified of what's to come.
Lol, just take it lesson by lesson and try not to look ahead lol :)
Love that you updated everything!
Using only open and first finger the results sound kinda Scottish
You're teaching like a goddess. And I don't really know why I like your English so much)
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 😊
thanks for these online lessons. Both of my kids are playing violin very well, it's time for me to learn playing violin.
Thank you for the free pdf of the exercises. It's a great help for beginners
when you tone sound good. Its very motivating to learn the next step !!! Thank you for the efforts of making knowledge available !
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!
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!
I love every exercise she gave. In exercise 4, I tried to play with vibrato and it works😍😍😍(Love from Sarawak🤗)❤️❤️❤️
Could you please decode em from 3 lol
I thought it was but I found out that it was the wrong hertz. It should be 440 and I had it in the 200s. Also I was using the little tuner to register the finger on the A string. I needed to use the better Hertz meter.
One day I hope to tune by ear like you!!!
Thanks for your reply ❤
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
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.
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☺️
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.
The Online Piano and Violin Tutor thank you Alison; I really appreciate it and look forward to learning more!
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
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!
Should I be focused on the left hand or my bow hand seeing as I cant really play without looking as of yet? Either I miss the finger note or a string depending on where I'm looking. What did you find easier to focus on when starting out? By the way my first finger note sounds like a recorder which is discouraging. Also should i press the string all the way to the fingerboard when playing the finger notes? Lastly does your $199 subscription cover more in detail not shown, videos, etc? Apologies for so many questions. Thank you in advance!
Look and focus on whatever you feel you need too. There is no right or wrong.
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
Where exactly is the 1st finger position on the violin
Have you figure it out yet? Cus i need answers too :(
So is this 1st (index) finger in 1st position?
It’s technically going to be different for everyone based on the current tuning of their violin. The best way to figure out the exact position is by using a tuner. Slowly slide your finger up or down the neck while you play the string to get as close as possible to the correct note. Then, rather than memorize exactly where your finger is, listen to the pitch and try to remember that. This is the best way to learn because your tuning will never be exactly the same, so by recognizing the correct pitch, you can tell whether or not you’re making the correct sound, rather than trying to place your finger in any one spot.
If you look at her video for stickers on the finger board it shows how far down it is
@@arielthemermaid3576 yass
this is super helpful this makes youtube so great, thx soon much
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
Thank-You! Alison!
I’m following your program. I started the violin years ago.
Now I have the time.
I have a question on this lesson. When I put my finger in first position on the A string I get a C. If I put it all the way up next to the nut, then I get a B.
Is my violin broken?
Thank-You! So much!
You are beautiful inside and out!
Is your violin in tune? Thats the only thing i can think of that would cause this? Other than that, your 1st finger is going down too high on the A string.
I love you, Alison. Thank you so much for these exercises and all your videos.
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
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.
You are such a good teacher and I'm working hard at it! Thank you
By the way, for anyone looking, I 100% recommend these over any other vids
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 :)
hi u are awsome u explain every thing so well i am 12 trying to become a profesinal violin player
Hi Alison! Firstly a huge thank you for this amazing free content you provide. Your style of teaching and explaining really clicks for me. I decided to learn violin at the age of 43 (friends tell me i'm masochist lol) and have been following this. I'm definitely also hoping to subscribe to your patreon from next month and really want to support you. I have a question and i'm sorry if it's been answered elsewhere and I've missed it. How important is, at this stage, to not hit other strings, or not sound a bit scratchy, before moving on to next lesson and so on? I spent one week on open and now one week on 1st and know exactly where the notes are on the sheet and on the violin but i still sound scratchy at times (especially on the G string) and still hit other strings on occasion. Not always, mostly if i get a bit distracted or if my posture changes and the violin slips and changes position. Should i stick until it's perfect or should i move on? Thank you so much again :)
It is important you learn to isolate strings, but you wont be able to do this is you are learning on a cheap student violin with a poor set up as its a false economy.
You can carry on, but without upgrading to something better set up, you will always hit those other strings.
The Online Piano & Violin Tutor thank you for your reply ☺️ It wasn’t super cheap (about £150) but of course I’m sure still not great quality. (It does go out of tune more often that I’d like). My husband says I can upgrade when I can play a full song so the plan is to do lessons 1-10 learn a song and then upgrade. I’m thinking fiddlerman as you recommend but slightly terrified of custom charges to UK
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Do you have a video where you explain how to properly hold the violin with the left hand and how to add the first finger with the right technique? Thanks!
Omg thank you for the play by play while playing thr violin 😂😂
I got art block vibes while practicing so it helps to play along. Then realized I play too fast
I enjoy learning the violin - as much as I can. Now my question: can somebody help me to understand how to hold the left hand properly on the finger bord... that they are not stiff and so on... the bow holding goes very well :) please I'm thankful for every help :)
Thank u so much
First of all I want to thank you for your work, they are really good.
The open strings took me 4 full days, well we are in quarantine, so time is all what I have.
Second its my third day in the first finger, to be honest its hard but nothing is impossible, so I have a question!
How to change the finger from one string to another, like in the last exercise in the pdf, when changing from E in the D string to B in A string?
Awaiting for reply,
And thanks Again.
You will just need to stop the bow, reposition it, then carry on. To be honest, you wont be crossing more than 1 string in actual playing, but, I do like to make sure all my students are taught well and are always ahead of the game.
@@TheOnlineViolinTutor thank you, its just matter of time and practice, and I am really glad to be your student
Hi Alison, i have a question.
I have a full size(4/4) violin, I put the dots at the distance you suggested, but when i play the finger notes, it sounds odd, so i tried doing it by ear & the finger notes sound similar to yours at around 3 cm for the first finger (instead of 3.6 cm), should i continue playing it at 3 cm then, or should i stick with the measurements you provided?
Try checking the size of the violin, I had the same problem so I got my dad to check the size and it was smaller than I thought :/
Thank you so much for all these videos!!
Do we need to push the string all the way down to the fingerboard when playing it?
Yes
@@TheOnlineViolinTutor Okay thank you so much for responding!!
“But don’t worry, i’m not going to be that mean “”Yet”” 🤣 she gonna be mean soon! 😋
Sadly can’t afford a violin to practise, nor the money to take lessons, but i do like the way you teach all the notes!
Hello Allison. I’m not seeing the pdf on how to read violin music in the “lessons 1-10 resources” folder.
4:32 which is lesson 1 to lesson 6 would you please put a camera on the strings that newbie can see how it looks like what do we do and how fingers to do while in strings
Hi Alison, I'm currently stuck here trying to learn how to read music at the same time as learning to play with 50 year old eyes.
Q: How concerned should I be with hitting the note perfectly at this point.
My ear can't yet tell the difference but I have an app on my phone that will show me when a note is good or really flat or something like that. Should I stay here until it's always perfect? Or move on and just know that I'll get better?
You need to train your ear to the correct note - otherwise if you worry about this later down the line, your ear will be used to hearing the wrong notes.
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?
Im guessing the first finger would go on the dot, right?
A Johnson yep
I was so confused at first, I was like, okay first finger but where do I put it? Is it supposed to be designated finger? Or different finger for each string? :O
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?
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.
Fair enough. That's roughly been my approach thus far. I appreciate the response.
Hi Alison I need a little help, so... do I pluck the string or do I press the string what do I do???? Please help
Hi, I tuned my violin and placed finger stickers according to your tutorial videos and a tuner app. When I tried the 1st finger practice sheet, my 1st finger on the G-string is too high (pitch), but my 1st finger on the other strings is spot on. Why is this happening? Tuner app still shows my violin is in tune before and after trying the practice exercises.
Just adjust your finger slightly.
How do I know when to move on with this excircises ?
I can play some things but I don't knw where to star watching your videos, what is my level and what to do to improve... Can you help me??
Can you be my online teacher or something like that :( I also need guide :c
If you watch the videos first, you can get an idea of what they will cover and therefore your rough level.
You may not need to start at the beginning, but watching them will help:
I no longer offer online lessons I’m afraid.
Thanks for sharing.
Do you recommend watching the music sheet or our fingers on the strings? My approach right now is to watch the music sheet and try to feel the right spot out so I learn by feel rather than sight...
Look at what you need too. it doesnt matter as long as your intonation is correct. If your intonation is poor or 'off' because you are looking at the sheet music, then you need to look at your fingers. There is no rule to say what you should or shouldnt be looking at.
I have been watching how you manage the bow on different strings. It appears that you are turning the hairs a bit differently on each note. Could you please explain that?
Im not - it just looks that way on the camera, but im really not.
I’m confused, is each “note” back and fourth with the bow? Like is that considered hitting the note? Moving it up and down or just moving it up? Or down? Hopefully this makes sense
Apologies - ive only just seen this message! When you bow in an upwards direction, thats one note. When you bo downwards, then thats another note - if that makes sense? Both up AND down is not one note - thats 2 as it makes 2 sounds.
You making learning violin easy maam🥺❤️
When I try to play anything on the fingerboard there is no sound. I can only play open strings. Is there something wrong with my violin?
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 :)
Hi, could you explain a technique to play the 1st finger note? When I press my finger down to play the finger notes it sounds very scratchy :DDD
The scratch will go away as you progress. This is very common, but it usually resolves itself.
I have a question, how to make my thumb stop hurting, while I'm playing?
Why does the last note on the first exercise not have a blackened circle
What was the fat zero/circle at the end of exercise 5?
Is it possible that there are already some second finger notes in this excercise or am I doing something wrong? Thank you for all these amazing lessons, I am loving it!
No 2nd finger notes yet as this is just 8 notes; the 4 opens and the 4 1st finger notes.
Hi there! Loving these videos and tutorials. Any help or tips for people with short fingers?
Short fingers should not be an issue, but if you feel it is, then adjust your grip so your fingers are hooked more over the fingerboard.
There is no right or wrong - as long as the palm of hand is NOT up and touching the underside of the neck.
Move as necessary to reach the notes - even the 4th finger etc.
Hope that helps 😊
@@TheOnlineViolinTutor thank you! And it is okay if I hit a strong with the side rather than the tips of the finger? For example, in my first position I can hit all the strings with the tip, but the G with the side due to my (really) short fingers.
Shouldn't be too much of an issue, but i would worry the palm will slip up towards hugging the neck and the fingers will become too close to the neck... you need some 'air' all around the hand where the fingers (tips) are only on the string and your hand hangs down as if you were hanging from a tree (you know what i mean lol).
This may be a dumb question (lol), and I haven’t printed this lesson yet..
But-if the notes look the same (no designation as to whether they’re open or not) , how does one know what type of note it is (open or one of the finger notes)? Ty
The notes are in different places so you'll begin to recognise where they are as you continue on. Youl bee learning 4 notes at a time and you need to learn and remember the previous 4, before moving on.
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.
Got my violin last week. If I may ask, how's your progress so far?
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.
IM STARTING TO BECOME A FAN BOY i love you videos and im learning so much, i am on day 8 of learning Violin and I would love to show my progress on your videos if you were ok with that on my channel. :D
I'm a little confused today. There seem to be two different kinds of B notes on the sheet. The one upside down in the 3rd exercise as the 3rd note and for example on exercise 2. as the 5th note. What's the meaning of this? Both mean I need to hold down the A string right? But why are there two different looking notes about the same B note? :O :O
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I came to the comments for the same thing. I listened to this video a few times hoping to catch it. I looked on my beginner book and can't find anything either.
They are the same note. Absolutely no difference between the two of them besides that the stem of the note is just facing a different direction. Generally, the stem is down but that is not very important. I do not know why the stems are written in different directions here, but they are the exact same b note
Thank you very much much. God bless you.
love your work
you helped me a lot
thankyou
Hello! I'm using your complete collection material and I'm on lesson 7. I noticed something and hoping you can clarify. I see one note on the music sheet can represent 2 different notes on the fingerboard.For example, F or F# on D string. Am I correct to say it is F# when there is a # symbol next to note and F when there isn't one? Which would change where exactly the finger will go. So on your 2nd finger exercise, on exercise 1, the second note is F. Correct? But then I'm wondering why on the 1st finger exercise, on exercise 2, we're play E first finger as F# instead of F? want to make sure I'm understanding correctly.
So yes, you are correct when there is a # in front of an F (or any note) that it is to be playaed as a sharp note; F#.
However, sometimes there are sharps (and flats) in the key signature ad this influences what notes to play also.
If there is an F# in the key sig (there will be a # on tht top line) then ALL the Fs in that piece are to be played as F#... even though there will be no sharp directly in front of the individual notes.
What the key signature (at the start of the piece) says, goes.
This is explained in detail in lesson 12 in book 2, pages 13-17.
I dont discuss this in the ifrst 10 lessons as its not necessary, over complicates things and I feel one just needs to get going and the rest will follow.
Hope that helps...
@@TheOnlineViolinTutor Yes, it makes sense. I’m a little ahead of myself, but good to know I’m catching on! Thank you! 😊
Its ok in 2 years my parents won’t hear dead horse noises from my violin😅
how's your progress? 😂
Hi Alison, from exercise 3 I do not know recognize in the music sheet when I should touch the string with my finger, is kind of embarrassing to ask you this but I am completely lost......lol
thank you very much for your course and your help! ;-)
You need to learn 4 notes at a time and not move onto the next lesson until you know where all 4 of those notes are on the violin and also the sheet music.
Great begginer tut. 👌