Your Second Violin Lesson: Placing the 1st Finger on the Strings

Completed by 3 learners

Ages 8-12

Live One-Time Class

We will learn how to form the correct shape for the left hand and use the first finger to make different notes.

Hannah VW

Average rating:

5.0

Number of reviews:

(52 reviews)

Live video meetings

Meets once

2-6 learners per class

30 min

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What’s included

1 live meeting

30 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

This is a follow up violin lesson for learners that have already mastered plucking the D and A strings. In this lesson we will learn the new skill of placing the first finger on the D string (and A string if time permits). Students will learn via watching and listening to the instructor and having personalized guidance on their positioning. We will cover selections from #23-27 in the String Basics book.

Prior experience needed can be gained by taking 'Violin for Beginners: Holding Your Instrument and Plucking the Strings' or other lessons/study using the String Basics method book. Students should have a good grasp on #1-18 before signing up for this course.

Materials needed: Violin that is functional and tuned (bow will not be used in this lesson), music stand, 'String Basics: Steps to Success for String Orchestra' Book 1 violin method book, pencil, orange highlighter, pink highlighter. A violin shoulder rest that attaches to the violin is highly recommended (a soft cloth or sponge rubber banded to the violin are makeshift options), and a music stand is also recommended though not necessary.

After practice and mastery of the material in this class, (at least through #27 in the String Basics book) students will be ready to take 'Your Third Violin Lesson: Placing the 2nd and 3rd Fingers on the Strings'.

Other Details

Supply List

Functional and tuned violin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_LPOIlTXas is a video that gives information for a parent or older student to tune the instrument

pencil
pink and orange highlighters
String Basics: Steps to Success for String Orchestra Violin Book 1 (by Terry Shade and Jeremy Woolstenhulme), costs ~$11
Highly suggested: shoulder rest
Suggested: music stand

External Resources

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Meet the teacher

Hannah VW

Joined December, 2020

5.0

52reviews

Profile

Teacher expertise and credentials

Hello, My name is Mrs. VW.

I teach music and other classes on Outschool.

I have experience teaching orchestra, band, choir and general music in school classrooms and for private groups such as home school and fine arts organizations. I have over 15 years of experience teaching private instrument lessons, mainly string instruments and piano.

Our world is full of beauty and I love helping others tune in to notice, create and share beautiful things.

When I'm not teaching or creating music, I enjoy reading and learning new things!



Note: 
If you are thinking of purchasing a string instrument in preparation for a class, you are welcome to message me about good quality but still affordable recommendations. Buying a too-cheap and poorly made 'violin shaped object' off Amazon or other sellers can result in frustrations with an instrument that breaks, is hard to tune, hard to play etc.