3.1 How to hold the Violin or Viola | Pro-Am Strings

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Violin/Viola for Beginners

Introduction

Welcome to this course (2:00)

1. Preparing the Instrument

1.1 Tuning your Instrument (1:30)
Play along track 1: tuning notes - violin
Play along track 2: tuning notes - viola
1.2 The Shoulder-Rest (1:12)
1.3 Preparing the Bow (2:12)
1.4 Simple Instrument Maintenance (4:05)

2. The Bow Hold

2.1 How to Hold the Bow (2:14)
2.2 Initial Bow Exercises (2:28)

3. Holding the Violin/Viola

3.1 How to hold the Violin or Viola (2:23)
3.2 Strengthening your Neck Muscles (1:58)

4. Using the Violin and Bow Together

4.1 Playing on all 4 Strings with Long Bows (2:55)
4.2 Elbow levels (1:18)
4.3 Straight Bowing (3:05)
Play along track 3: playing long notes on open strings - violin
Play along track 4: playing long notes on open strings - viola
4.4 Playing on all 4 Strings with Short Bows (1:49)
Play along track 5: playing on open strings with short bows - violin
Play along track 6: playing on open strings with short bows - viola
4.5 Combining Long and Short Bows (3:34)
Play along track 7: combining long and short bows - violin
Play along track 8: combining long and short bows - viola
4.6 More difficult Rhythms (4:03)
Play along track 9: more difficult rhythms - violin
Play along track 10: more difficult rhythms - viola

5. Preparing the Left Hand

5.1 Left Hand Pizzicato (1:46)
Play along track 11: left hand pizzicato - violin
Play along track 12: left hand pizzicato - viola
5.2 The First Finger: Fingerline, Thumb, Tennisball (5:02)
Play along track 13: using the first finger - violin
Play along track 14: using the first finger - viola

Conclusion

Well done and thank you. (0:41)
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