Introduction.

Hi this is the studio. Welcome to my violin course for beginners. If you have never played the violin before here you will find most of the information you need to start playing and learn a few popular tunes. If you already have some experience playing the violin This will be a very good chance for you to review some of the basics and to get better understanding about the instrument itself and how we use our body to play it. A few words about the reasons I started this course in my own experience as a teacher. I’ve always struggled with the fact that some of my students practice was not as effective as it could have been. I would be dealing with a similar situation again and again I meet a student for a lesson. We go through their repertoire. We make a great progress and then they go home and are left on their own to practice. All that we were together until the next lesson. Unfortunately for the majority of them trying to remember everything we talked about during lesson and trying to incorporate it in their practice is usually a very difficult task especially with all the additional classwork they have their students or all the other responsibilities. If they are adults and most of the time the issue is not how much time they’d practice between lessons but the quality of their practice. Because if they practice in a wrong way they would create bad habits which are even harder to change. Add to that taking away the joy and bringing frustration in their playing. So I asked myself over and over What can I do to make it easier for them. How can I organize their practice. Help them remember the most important things and make sure that in their desire to learn the piece sooner they’re not skipping steps and not falling into the loop of bad habits these video courses are my attempt to do that. Here you will find not only the explanation of different techniques but also very carefully organized practice sessions with which you can practice along as you progress you’ll be able to create your own practice sessions based on the models. You will learn so you practice is even more efficient and you learn faster. Every week or every two weeks you’ll be making a short video of yourself playing the piece you’re working on to help you track the progress you make week to week. You’ll be able to see much clearer as well as notes some areas on which you need to focus more. And this will also help avoid the struggle with the question. Am I getting better. Is this working and so it will also give you the motivation you need to continue as an added bonus to this course on my website. There is an option to upload your videos and send them to me so I can look personally of them and give you an advice about areas you need to work on as well as how to do that. Finally I would like to welcome you and congratulate you for taking on the incredible journey of learning to play the violin. This chorus is a result of nine months of careful preparation and many revisions in my desire to share. The eye opening experience I had in my work with some of the best musicians and pedagogues living today. I hope it is helpful for you and bring you as much joy as it brought me. The process of making it as plotter once said Music gives a soul to the universe wings to the mind flight to the imagination and life to everything.