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How to Play the Violin

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  1. How to Choose a Violin for Beginners
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    How to Choose a Violin for Beginners

  2. Renting vs. Buying
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    Renting vs. Buying

  3. Bows for Violins
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    Bows for Violins

  4. Parts of the Violin and Bow
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    Parts of the Violin and Bow

  5. Shoulder Rest Placement
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    Shoulder Rest Placement

  6. How to Prepare a Violin Bow
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    How to Prepare a Violin Bow

  7. Tuning the Strings
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    Tuning the Strings

  8. Replacing Strings
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    Replacing Strings

  9. Choosing Violin Strings
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    Choosing Violin Strings

  10. Proper Violin Maintenance
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    Proper Violin Maintenance

  11. Holding the Bow
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    Holding the Bow

  12. Bow Weight Distribution
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    Bow Weight Distribution

  13. Bowing Open Strings: Bow Placement
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    Bowing Open Strings: Bow Placement

  14. Bowing Open Strings: Bow Division
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    Bowing Open Strings: Bow Division

  15. Pencil Hold
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    Pencil Hold

  16. Right Hand Finger Exercises
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    Right Hand Finger Exercises

  17. Bow Arm Movement and Direction
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    Bow Arm Movement and Direction

  18. Bow Speed and Pressure
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    Bow Speed and Pressure

  19. Bow Divisions and Rhythms
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    Bow Divisions and Rhythms

  20. Right Elbow Swing
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    Right Elbow Swing

  21. Different Bow Strikes
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    Different Bow Strikes

  22. Holding the Violin
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    Holding the Violin

  23. Left Hand Position
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    Left Hand Position

  24. Left Arm Position
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    Left Arm Position

  25. Applying Fingering Tapes
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    Applying Fingering Tapes

  26. Finger Strike
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    Finger Strike

  27. Finger Patterns
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    Finger Patterns

  28. Shifting on the Violin
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    Shifting on the Violin

  29. Vibrato
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    Vibrato

  30. Octaves
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    Octaves

  31. Scales
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    Scales

  32. What Is a Violin Concerto?
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    What Is a Violin Concerto?

  33. G, A, and B Notes
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    G, A, and B Notes

  34. Slurs
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    Slurs

  35. Violin Chords
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    Violin Chords

  36. The D Scale
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    The D Scale

  37.  3 / 4 Time
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     3 / 4 Time

  38. C Natural
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    C Natural

  39. The E String
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    The E String

  40. The A String
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    The A String

  41. The D String
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    The D String

  42. The G String
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    The G String

  43. The Order of Sharps and Flats
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    The Order of Sharps and Flats

  44. Beautiful Sad Violin Music Suggestions
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    Beautiful Sad Violin Music Suggestions

  45. How to Find Good Violin Music for Practicing
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    How to Find Good Violin Music for Practicing

  46. Good Violin Songs for Beginners
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    Good Violin Songs for Beginners

  47. Playing Canon in D
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    Playing Canon in D

  48. What's the Difference between a Viola and a Violin?
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    What's the Difference between a Viola and a Violin?

  49. How to Play the Violin with Julie Artzt Becker
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    How to Play the Violin with Julie Artzt Becker

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  • Julie Artzt Becker

    Julie Artzt Becker is currently on the violin faculty at the Manhattan School of Music Pre-College Division where she has been teaching for 15 years. Ms. Becker is also a founding member of the MOTYL Chamber Ensemble since 2002 with whom she performs regularly. In 2009, Ms. Becker was the assistant violin teacher to Itzhak Perlman at the Perlman Music Program Winter Residency in Sarasota, Florida.