Something that I often hear from violin students is that they feel their knowledge of music theory is lacking, to say the least. The bad news is that music theory is a vast topic with so many different, complicated elements that can only be truly mastered with years of study. The good news is that unless you want to pursue a career in music theory, you don’t have to understand everything. In this article you’ll learn the 5 elements of music theory that actually apply to you as a violinist & how they can impact and inform your playing.

In this lesson, you’ll learn 3 new scales: 2 octave G Major, 1 octave D Minor, and 2 octave B Flat Major.

In this article, you’ll be learning 4 new finger placements: low 2, high 3, low 4, and low 1.

In this article, you’ll learn about 3 common beginner violin bow strokes.

In this article, you’ll learn about fourth finger placement and notes on the violin.

In this article, you’ll learn basic note values, time signatures, and key signatues.

In this article, you’ll learn 3 violin scales.

In this lesson, you will learn where to place your third finger on the violin and the corresponding third finger notes on each string.

In this article, you’ll learn about the high second finger notes on the violin.

In this artice, you’ll learn about violin first finger notes.

In this article, you’ll learn how to bow straight on the violin

In this article, you’ll learn how to hold the bow, how to hold the violin, and how to position our left hand.

In this article, you’ll learn how to tune the violin with the pegs and fine tuners, including a step-by-step demonstration of tuning with an online tuner.