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Coach

Metronome

Lessons

From first notes to scales and simple songs

First bow strokes

Meet the violin — open strings, bowing and posture

Practice Tools

How to use the metronome, drone, and loop — your practice companions

Guide6 steps

Open Strings

Learn G, D, A, E open strings

Beginner4 notes

String Crossing — Intro

Move the bow cleanly between strings, guided by the coloured lines

BeginnerBow control12 notes

Holding the Violin

Shoulder & chin support, then the left hand — where everything touches

BeginnerTechnique6 steps

Bow Hold

Zoom in on the grip — glowing dots show where each finger goes

BeginnerTechnique6 steps

Technique Drills

Short, targeted reps — bow, crossings, rhythm, intonation, spacing

Double Stops

Two notes bowed at once — open-string pairs, then simple fingered shapes

First position — left hand

Fingers 1–4 on every string, major & minor

G String — Major

Open string, 1st–4th fingers on G

BeginnerMajor5 notes

G String — Minor

Open string, 1st–4th fingers on G (natural minor)

BeginnerMinor5 notes

G String — Half Steps

All half-step finger positions on G

BeginnerChromatic8 notes

D String — Major

Open string, 1st–4th fingers on D

BeginnerMajor5 notes

D String — Minor

Open string, 1st–4th fingers on D (natural minor)

BeginnerMinor5 notes

D String — Half Steps

All half-step finger positions on D

BeginnerChromatic8 notes

A String — Major

Open string, 1st–4th fingers on A

BeginnerMajor5 notes

A String — Minor

Open string, 1st–4th fingers on A (natural minor)

BeginnerMinor5 notes

A String — Half Steps

All half-step finger positions on A

BeginnerChromatic8 notes

E String — Major

Open string, 1st–4th fingers on E

BeginnerMajor5 notes

E String — Minor

Open string, 1st–4th fingers on E (natural minor)

BeginnerMinor5 notes

E String — Half Steps

All half-step finger positions on E

BeginnerChromatic8 notes

First Position — G & D

Mixed notes on G and D strings

Intermediate6 notes

First Position — A & E

Mixed notes on A and E strings

Intermediate6 notes

Technique

Shifting and vibrato, up close

Shifting — 1st ↔ 3rd Position

Zoom onto the fingerboard: four glowing fingers play 1st position, glide up together, then play 3rd position

IntermediateTechnique10 steps

Vibrato — Making the Note Sing

Watch the fingertip rock and the pitch ripple: straight tone → slow rock → blooming → singing vibrato

IntermediateTechnique7 steps

Rhythm & scales

Read note values, then build your scales

Note Values — Rhythm Reading

Every staff note value: whole → sixteenth, dotted included, with the metronome

RhythmBeginner8 note types

D Major Scale

One-octave D major scale

Scale8 notes

G Major Scale

One-octave G major scale

Scale8 notes

A Major Scale

One-octave A major scale

Scale8 notes

C Major Scale

One-octave C major scale (no sharps or flats)

Scale8 notes

Songs

Real melodies, note by note

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Classic beginner song in G major

SongBeginner14 notes90 BPM

Mary Had a Little Lamb

Simple melody in G major

SongBeginner26 notes100 BPM

Ode to Joy

Beethoven's famous theme in G major

SongIntermediate18 notes90 BPM

Hot Cross Buns

Three-note starter song — only G, A, B on the G string

SongBeginner3 notes80 BPM

Rests & Repeats

Silent beats + |: :| repeat signs — your first theory follow-along

SongBeginner12 notes80 BPM

Frère Jacques

Gentle round in G major with a D-string crossing

SongBeginner32 notes90 BPM

Jingle Bells

Chorus in G major — quicker rhythm, three strings

SongIntermediate23 notes100 BPM

Happy Birthday

3/4 waltz feel, leaps up to high D on the A string

SongAdvanced25 notes90 BPM

Farewell (送别)

“长亭外，古道边” — the best-loved Chinese school song, in D major

SongBeginner62 notes66 BPM

Happy New Year (新年好)

The New Year song every child knows — 3/4, D major

SongBeginner30 notes104 BPM

The Little Painter (粉刷匠)

“我是一个粉刷匠” — five notes on the D string and open A

SongBeginner48 notes96 BPM

Auld Lang Syne (友谊地久天长)

The farewell song, with its dotted lilt — from low A on the G string

SongBeginner56 notes80 BPM

Amazing Grace (奇异恩典)

Slow 3/4 hymn — long notes to practise a steady bow

SongBeginner34 notes72 BPM

Silent Night (平安夜)

Gentle 3/4 carol that climbs to F♯ on the E string

SongIntermediate47 notes60 BPM

Brahms Lullaby (勃拉姆斯摇篮曲)

Brahms’s cradle song — soft, singing, D major

SongBeginner51 notes72 BPM

Classical repertoire

The pieces everyone recognises

Ode to Joy (complete)

Beethoven's full Symphony No. 9 theme — all 16 measures with repeats

ClassicalBeginner30 notes96 BPM

Für Elise (theme)

Beethoven's famous opening, note for note — the E–D♯ whisper, the rising arpeggios, the breaths between them

ClassicalIntermediate35 notes70 BPM

Canon in D

Pachelbel's first violin as written — the famous stepping line, then the eighth-note variation

ClassicalIntermediate49 notes60 BPM

Gavotte (Gossec)

A bright Baroque dance — light bow, crisp bouncing notes

ClassicalIntermediate16 notes100 BPM

Habanera — Carmen

Bizet's seductive theme — a slow chromatic slide down and back

ClassicalAdvanced9 notes72 BPM

Spring — Four Seasons

Vivaldi's energetic opening — soar to a peak, then bird-song flutters

ClassicalAdvanced10 notes112 BPM

Méditation de Thaïs

Massenet's most famous singing melody — long, blooming bow strokes

ClassicalAdvanced16 notes50 BPM

Csárdás (Monti)

The brooding G-minor opening of the Hungarian showpiece

ClassicalAdvanced17 notes60 BPM

Études & student concertos

The bridge to real repertoire

Accolay Concerto in A minor

The classic first concerto — a singing theme that climbs into 3rd position

ConcertoIntermediate17 notes72 BPM

Mazas Étude No. 1

Flowing D-major arpeggios — even bow across the string crossings

ÉtudeIntermediate18 notes88 BPM

Virtuoso showpieces

The hardest, most famous pieces in the repertoire

Violin Concerto in E minor — Mendelssohn

Two of the most famous pages in the repertoire: the soaring first-movement theme up to high G, then the sparkling finale

ShowpieceVery advanced64 notes184 BPM

Caprice No. 24 (Theme) — Paganini

The most famous theme in the violin repertoire — later borrowed by Brahms, Liszt and Rachmaninoff

ShowpieceVery advanced31 notes84 BPM

Hungarian Dance No. 5 — Brahms

The world's most famous "gypsy" dance — dramatic swings between smooth and whirling triplets

ShowpieceAdvanced27 notes108 BPM

Chaconne — opening theme — Bach

Often called the greatest piece ever written for solo violin — the somber ground-bass theme that opens it

ShowpieceVery advanced27 notes66 BPM

Zigeunerweisen — main theme — Sarasate

The soaring, aching gypsy lament — one of the most expressive melodies ever written for violin

ShowpieceVery advanced23 notes56 BPM

Winter — Four Seasons — Vivaldi

The famous "shivering" opening and the celebrated Largo melody, sitting warm by the fire

ShowpieceAdvanced29 notes100 BPM

Ave Maria — Schubert

One of the most beloved melodies ever written, with its own Latin text under the notes

ShowpieceAdvanced27 notes66 BPM

Longer excerpts of famous pieces

The main passages of famous showpieces — the complete pieces are further down

Csárdás — excerpts — Monti

Lento, Allegro vivo, Andante and a headlong Presto — the main passages of each

Long excerptVery advanced115 notes108 BPM

Liebesleid — excerpts — Kreisler

Love's Sorrow — a lilting Viennese waltz that slips between sweetness and ache

Long excerptAdvanced58 notes132 BPM

Liebesfreud — excerpts — Kreisler

Love's Joy — the bright, bouncing companion waltz to Liebesleid

Long excerptAdvanced54 notes138 BPM

Schön Rosmarin — excerpts — Kreisler

A charming, lighthearted Viennese miniature — its main tunes

Long excerptIntermediate53 notes126 BPM

Méditation from Thaïs — excerpts — Massenet

The outline of the soaring ABA arc, from its serene opening to its calm return

Long excerptAdvanced67 notes66 BPM

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