How to Play Violin for Adult Beginners

Learn violin fingering techniques for playing the 2nd finger notes on the violin fingerboard, and play two short violin pieces on all four strings.

Learn how to develop your violin bow technique in three time signatures, while adding three pieces—a Hoe Down, a Minuet, and a Jig—to your violin repertoire!

Complete the violin fingering lessons with 3rd and 4th finger notes, notation, placement, and two violin practice pieces, including Beethoven's "Ode to Joy".

Develop your violin bow technique with three basic bow strokes—Martelé, Detaché, and Legato—and a technique called slurring: playing multiple notes in one bow.

Learn how to tune your violin using both the pegs and the fine adjustors, and how to access the pitch for matching the violin string, online or on a keyboard.