How to Play the Violin

Learning to play violin? This lesson introduces whole, half, and quarter notes and their corresponding rests, then offers five practice exercises.

Progress with your violin playing with more music theory! In this beginner violin lesson, learn about eighth notes and rests, and other musical terms.

Start playing with fingers on your violin! This lesson from Teton Music introduces the first three fingered notes on the D-string of the violin.

In this beginner violin lesson, learn all the notes on each string. Play through each note in ascending and descending order, then practice with a little tune!

With proper knowledge of how to hold a violin and bow, and basic string notes, it’s time to learn how to play a few simple folk tunes, both pizzicato and arco.