Learn to play the violin

The violin is a challenging but rewarding instrument. Adults can learn to play the violin if they practise regularly and get help from a teacher at the start.

You will need

• A violin of the right size (4/4 for adults)
• A bow and rosin
• A chin rest and shoulder rest
• A tuner
• A teacher

Steps

1. Find a teacher

   It pays to learn posture and the bow hold from a teacher right from the start.

2. Tune it

3. Rosin the bow

4. Learn the posture

5. Learn the bow hold

6. Play open strings

7. Add your fingers

8. Practise every day

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