How many scales are there?
24 scales. The Circle of Fifths shows twelve key signatures for major and minor. At first you will learn A major, D major, and G major on the violin.
How to avoid scratcy sound?
Adjust the bow stick and hair: A hair at the frog. A half of hair at the middle. Full of hair at the tip.
What is Minuet? Gavotte? Bourree?
Minuet is a French social dance in triple metor and usually in binary form. Later time, middle section became a trio.
Gavotte is a French folk dance in duple metor and in binary form. The phrases begin in the middle of the bar, creating a half bar upbeat.
Bourree is a lively dance in duple metor and in binary form.
Tuning violin
Download tuner App "Tuner T1". Set 441 Hz of A4 Frequency.
Tune A string with A4, D string with D4, G string with G3, E string with E5.
Advanced students use double stops: Tune A with the tuner. Then play A and D to tune D. Play D and G to tune G. Play A and E to tune E.
Basic bow strokes
ON THE STRING - Detache, Legato, Staccato, Tremolo
OFF THE STRING - Spiccato, Colle, Ricochet
Fingering chart
Click to see complete Fingering Chart
What does interval mean?
The distance in pitch between two tones. Download the "Music Theory Song".
