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Violin Karate 1: White Belt Violin

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Overview

Hello, and welcome to Violin Karate! If you've never played violin before but you'd like to learn, you're in the right place! This course will set you up well to continue your studies of classical violin, fiddle, pop, rock, jazz or any style of violin you'd like to play. With over 125 bite-sized lessons and example videos, you can level up your violin skills in just a few, fun minutes a day!

Violin Karate 1: White Belt is designed to get you up and running, playing your first song, as soon as possible. Check out the other levels to continue your journey!

Acclaimed multi-style violin and fiddle teacher Caroline McCaskey has decades of experiences starting beginners of all ages in a fun and engaging way, and setting them up for success in a lifetime of music making. Her background and training in the Suzuki method, teaching students ages 2 to 85, means she knows what WORKS. Rather than inundate you with absolutely everything there is to know, Caroline shows you only what you need to get you up and running. Violin can be difficult - why make it confusing by showing you stuff you don't need? (Of course if you have questions, be sure to ask!) **There are no filler lectures or boring exercises in this course - learn everything you need to know by playing songs!**

If you look forward to practicing, you're more likely to do it! 

Disclaimer: please note, this course is not designed to teach you how to do karate with your instrument. (We do not condone violin violence.) The belt system is used here simply as a fun framework to measure all the progress you'll be making! Let's start playing today! See you inside!

Syllabus

  • 1 White Belt Intro
  • Equipment
  • How to Hold the Instrument
  • Using the Fingers of the Left Hand
  • Pizzicato: Pluck the Strings!
  • How to Hold the Bow
  • How to Get a Good Sound
  • Troubleshooting Tone
  • Let's Play a Scale (Ascending)
  • Let's Play a Scale (Descending)
  • Hot Cross Buns: Pizzicato
  • Hot Cross Buns: Let's Add the Bow
  • Hot Cross Buns, Slowly
  • Hot Cross Buns, Up to Tempo

Taught by

Caroline McCaskey

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