eHow launches Android app: Get the best of eHow on the go.
Practice the violin the Ivan Galamian way to become a better player. Learn intonation and bowing exercises for violin in this free series of violin lesson videos from a professional violinist.
There are 16 videos in this series:
Practice regularly to become a better violin player. Learn how to become a better violin player in this free violin lesson from a professional violinist.
Add a note each time you play a violin scale when you are stacking notes. Learn more intonation exercises for the G scale in this free violin lesson from a professional violinist.
Begin violin octave scales from the first position. Learn more intonation exercises for the D scale in this free violin lesson from a professional violinist.
You can play two octaves when playing the A scale on the violin. Learn more intonation exercises for the A scale in this free violin lesson from a professional violinist.
Check open strings on violin to make sure you are in tune when playing scales. Learn how to practice the open strings of the violin in this free violin lesson from a professional violinist.
Practicing thirds on the violin will help with your intonation. Learn how to practice intervals in thirds in this free violin lesson from a professional violinist.
More complicated violin pieces will include double stops. Learn how to practice intervals in fourths in this free violin lesson from a professional violinist.
Your violin is tuned to fifths. Learn how to practice intervals in fifths in this free violin lesson from a professional violinist.
Play sixths on a violin with your first finger. Learn how to practice intervals in sixs in this free violin lesson from a professional violinist.
Bowing a violin on the fingerboard stifles the sound. Learn how to improve your bowing technique on the fingerboard in this free violin lesson from a professional violinist.
Your violin bow should move closer to the bridge when playing higher notes. Learn how to improve your bowing technique close to the bridge in this free violin lesson from a professional violinist.
The tremolo violin bow speed is much faster than regular speed. Learn how to improve your bowing technique at different speeds in this free violin lesson from a professional violinist.
Bow between the fingerboard and the bridge of your violin. Learn how to improve your bowing technique in upper positions in this free violin lesson from a professional violinist.
The lower violin strings are thicker than the others. Learn how to improve your bowing technique on lower strings in this free violin lesson from a professional violinist.
Careful not to make squeaking noise on E string of a violin. Learn how to improve your bowing technique on higher strings in this free violin lesson from a professional violinist.
After mastering these bowing techniques, you are ready to become an intermediate player. Learn how to combine the violin skills learned in these lessons in this free violin lesson from a professional violinist.
Featured largely in classical music, the violin, or fiddle, is a four-string instrument tuned in perfect fifths. It is related to the double bass, cello, and viola in construction and sound, though it produces the highest in pitch of that family. The violin traces its roots back to the early 1500s in Italy. There was a time when violin makers, called “luthiers,” introduced a number of quality instruments to the market. Some noted manufacturers from that period, like Stradivarius, are still recognized today as representing the highest level of violin craftsmanship. Modern pop music has incorporated the use of violin, drawing it out of its classical shell. Artists like the Dave Matthews Band, bluegrass group Nickel Creek, and atmospheric rockers Sigur Ros have all made major uses of the violin in their compositions, helping the instrument evolve its sound to adapt to all music. In these free violin lesson videos, you will learn how to practice your bowing and intonation by stacking notes while playing scales. You will also learn how to play intervals and bow at different speeds. Our expert will also demonstrate bowing techniques for the higher and lower strings.
Elizabeth Willis Elizabeth Willis is a classically-trained violinist and pianist. He has studied piano since the age four, and violin since the age of five. She studied at the St. Louis Community Music School (now known as Webster Music School). She is an alumnae of the Mannes College of Music preparatory division in New York City, where she majored in Violin and Music Composition and studied under Dr. Ann Setzer. She is also an alumnae of the Meadowmount School of Music, where she also studied violin with Dr. Setzer. A lover of many composers, her favorites include Beethoven, Bach, Barber, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky and Paganini. In addition to her classical studies, she also composes pop, rock and alternative music as well as chamber and choir music. Among her favorite popular artists are Ben Folds, tori Amos, Lenny Kravitz, Amanda Palmer and Cat Power.dkdk
Read More
Copyright © 1999-2009 eHow, Inc. Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of the eHow Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. en-US Portions of this page are modifications based on work created and shared by Google and used according to terms described in the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License.
