Violin Lessons – Practice Tip #1

Sometimes I think the very phrase “I am practicing the violin” leads us to an erroneous assumption that by fixating on the left hand, we are engaged in a complete study of the instrument. My practice tip of the day is to divide warm-up time equally between the left and right hands. Awareness is key, [...]

Violin Instruction – How to play “Cannon in D”

The famous “Pachelbel Canon in D” was originally composed around 1680 as a piece of chamber music for three violins and basso continuo. This presented a real challange when trying to adapt this piece of music to solo violin. Being the well recognized selection that it is, I thought folks might enjoy the challange, and [...]

Violin Lessons For The Beginner – Bow Hand/Arm Technique

Violin bow arm exercises, bow grip for violinists. How to hold the violin bow, and tone production for the violin player.

Learning Violin – Bow Technique

This sample, taken from the “Violin Starter Kit” discusses the importance of dividing the violin bow into parts so that the student better understands how to approach the violin bow as a whole. The other aspect of this lesson is to emphasize the importance of the legato bow stoke. Basically, legato is the wellspring from [...]

How To Play Violin – Left Hand Technique

Paul Huppert teaches Violin Lessons Online on the website: www.OnlineLessonVideos.com.

Variations On Twinkle Twinkle Little Star/Bow Stroke Vocabulary

Paul Huppert teaches Violin Lessons Online on the website: www.OnlineLessonVideos.com.

The Swan

Paul Huppert teaches Violin Lessons Online on the website: www.OnlineLessonVideos.com.

Violin Lessons Online – Learn How To Play Danny Boy

Paul Huppert teaches Violin Lessons Online on the website: www.OnlineLessonVideos.com.

Romantic Violin – French Folk Song

Paul Huppert teaches Violin Lessons Online on the website: www.OnlineLessonVideos.com.

Learn how to play the Violin – Amazing Grace “Embellished”

Paul Huppert teaches Violin Lessons Online on the website: www.OnlineLessonVideos.com. One of the most famous songs ever composed, this is a version of Amazing Grace written for violin alone, ornamentation is written out. This arrangement also has some double stop work, as well as shifting.