Learn the VIOLIN ONLINE | Lesson 6/30 - Learning the 1st finger notes

[@TheOnlineViolinTutor]

👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 MATERIALS NEEDED FOR LESSON 6: 1. Your violin & bow. 2. LESSON 6 - 1st Finger Exercises 3. LESSON 6 - How To Read Violin Music These 2 free PDF sheets are in the 'Lessons 1-10 Resources' folder. You can click on the 'START HERE' pdf which will tell you what you need and for which lesson, if you're unsure: www.onlineviolintutor.com/lessons-1-10-resources 👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆

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I’m going to feel bad for my house hold members 😬🤣 Haven’t got my violin yet but I thought that I would go through her videos and get a brief idea beforehand so I know what to expect and also to get an idea of if I’m actually going to stick with it or not.

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[@ALTnOtes]

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[@mikepowell4772]

2 weeks on open strings, im super excited to start 1st fingers!!!

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Mike Powell same

[@micahretief7893]

Did I go too fast?😅 I learned open strings 2 hours ago and now I'm on this😬

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@@micahretief7893 bro a bit too fast 😅

[@simonalilovic6542]

@@micahretief7893 depends a lot on your previous experience and how well your playing the exercises, Ive only ever been self taught with guitar so im trying to learn violin in a much more slow and measured approach. i spent a month doing the open string progressions and now im onto the 1st finger as of today

[@halyviolin9155]

4:33 - Exercise 1 4:47 - Exercise 2 5:01 - Exercise 3 5:15 - Exercise 4 5:29 - Exercise 5 5:41 - Exercise 6

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[@wyattstevens8574]

Exercise 4 sounds almost like Minecraft!

[@saliapoputa3071]

I’m here for almost a month … at first I was frustrated but I realised at 28 yo it’s the first instrument I ever played so I should give myself time. Nobody is hurrying me, doen’t matter how long it would take 😁🥰 This videos are amazing, we can feel your passion and desire to teach others 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

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I’m 17 years old and I’m struggling 😢

[@kathymcgrath5450]

I absolutely love the way you explain everything in detail, I need all the help I can get! I am just learning to read music and play the violin in my 50"s. I am sincerely so grateful for all of your lessons and tutorials!

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[@ASkyfiOriginal]

This is the best way I've ever learned to read music! I "can" read music but only if I sit down and take my time remembering all the note places. I've played guitar for 16 years and gave up on reading music because it would never click on where the notes were. I mean, you don't really need to read music to play guitar. I picked up a violin last week and have followed your lessons here and wow. It's so easily clicking in my head what the notes on the sheet are saying to what strings and finger placement should be. I'm actually reading and playing along in time to what I see for the first time, and without having to look at what my hands are doing. It feels great.

[@carolynbell9777]

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[@andreabourne2479]

Hi Alison, I usually never comment on YT but I just wanted to say a huge thank you for sharing your skills and making music education accessible and affordable to all. I went through your piano lessons a while back and am now trying the violin which has been a childhood dream. Your content is, as always, comprehensive but easy to follow. There are a lot of elements to the violin which make it a challenging instrument to learn but so far I have found it so much easier to connect the instrument to the sheet music which I have always struggled with on the piano. I am definitely subscribing to your Patreon. Thank you, you are an asset to the classical community!

[@deltafour1212]

As a beginner, I wanted to know it all so I could start playing songs so I rushed everything. I sounded like crapola. Frustrated, I took your advice from an older video where you mentioned you wouldn't practice intonation until you have the bowing down on open strings first for at least a month or more. I sucked it up and just practiced getting the tone and technique down by only bowing on the open strings. By golly you were right! Screeching gone. Even the dogs and cats don't scatter when I practice now. Best few months I ever spent . Thanks for the great advice, Alison.

[@ByGodsGrace47]

My daughter says that this was the best and easiest description of how to read music sheets ever, Thanks!

[@themochawidow]

OMG Alison! I started Lesson 6 today and whew...it's hard, very hard. I want to stay with open strings. I spent 12 days on Lesson #5 and it became very comfortable 😌. My fingers are all over the place with Lesson #6. They are literally doing their own thing. I know I will improve over time. I find myself looking at the strings while playing instead of looking at the sheet music. I guess that's normal since my fingers don't know what to do. I don't have any real questions for now but I feel like I will be on Lesson #6 for at least a solid month 😭. Thank you for everything 🙏🏽

[@matteoamistoso834]

Hi maam after proceeding to lesson no.5 after a few days i moved here to lesson 6 and you teach me really well😊😊😊😊 especially us your online/yt students who are a self taught violinist😂😂

[@neea1526]

I went the same day but I probably shouldn't have because I don't have the stickers so it's kinda hard to find where to put my finger 😄 Used a tuning app just for a temporary help lol Oh and I didn't actually play the full exercises yet I just tried it out haha

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​@@neea1526How's the journey going so far? It's been a long time.

[@andreean3661]

Love love love these tutorials!! I had little faith to be honest that I would Be able especially as I've kids around me most of the time but after lesson 5 & practise it's such a difference than when i started ! I can actually play and read notes now! Thank you Alison for making this available and affordable !! Will download the books for sure . Watching with love 🙏

[@libertycowboy2495]

I had to support her on patreon. Got my violin for Christmas in 2001, and decided i just couldn't do this. After seeing this channel, ive been working hard, and can realky see improvement. Thanks Allison!

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[@nikhilkakde7270]

Finally completed these exercises, and moving on for 2nd finger exercises. I can see some good progress in my playing. Thank you so much for your lessons. :D 🎻

[@larisahaidu6442]

Hi, Alison! I just wanted to thank you for posting all these helpful lessons, taking violin beginners step by step through their learning journey. I can see big improvements day by day in my process of learning to play the violin. I just started this week and I'm enjoying it so much! Thank you so much for all the effort and dedication! You are great! P.S: I already tell everyone I've got an online tutor, recommending you to those who also want to learn to play. :)

[@goatyachty1762]

Literally I'm having a blast!! I bought a really really cheap violin off amazon, just to learn the basics on tuning hold, bowing, and maintaing the violin, and learning wear the notes are and applying basic music theory to it. Once, I have all that down I will probably invest in a $250-$300 violin! I have played guitar for about 13 years, but I have always wanted to learn violin but always have been hesitant cause I never learned to read music, I only knew music theory in the sense of playing guitar which has helped with violin! these lessons are so exciting and each one as I progress gets more and more fun! I love this, Thank you so much Allison, you're the best!!

[@qltygrl3187]

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[@jenniferrosener4668]

Your method is brilliant. I am an adult learner, I play the flute and now want to learn the violin. Your method, for me, is better than all the method books!!

[@themochawidow]

Hi there Jennifer! I'm 54 and just started with Lesson #6 today. Hope you don't mind me saying hello. I played the clarinet for 8 years when I was in middle school and high school and was always 1st, 2nd, or 3rd chair and participated in many sight reading competitions. I'm hoping my history with music will be helpful as I learn the violin 🎻 🙏🏽

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I just got a violin 5 days ago and been following through your exercise and its been Great!! I Just watch you play and immediately play while trying. This is fun, so thx for doing this free lesson

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Thank you so much Alison for these lessons - I'm absolutely loving them, so glad I found you. Some long unused muscles don't necessarily agree with me, though :)

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Day 3 with my new violin. Thanks for the lessons! This exercise will take me some time to master

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[@melisarda8231]

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[@TheOnlineViolinTutor]

Lol, just take it lesson by lesson and try not to look ahead lol :)

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Week 1 of open strings and I'm here, thank you so much for uploading these they have made it almost easy to learn, you're awesome and thank you again for doing this.

[@AA04]

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[@teachercloy7145]

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[@cathyduran7771]

I'm excited to be ready to move into Lesson 6. I spent weeks working in the practice exercises in less 5 -- taking time to 'hit' only the proper open strings for each note, and running through each exercise at least three times perfectly before moving on. I broke both wrists last year (while dancing) and realize that poor steadiness bowing 'probably' is because I'm still building enough wrist strength and coordination so that I don't hit the neighbor-string. I developed a mental-picture to help me stay on each single string also... Maybe it's silly, but I think I need it -- So... 5:00 o'clock for the E-string, 4:00 o'clock for the A-string, 3:00 o'clock for the D-string, and 2:00 o'clock for the G-string. Not sure that's entirely kosher, but it seems to be helping me get on and stay on each string. Thanks for all your coaching -- and I like when you challenge us to practice and learn. I'm working up to 'rewarding' myself by purchasing your lesson books. Blessings!

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As someone with a visual impairment and recovering from a shoulder/neck injury I found your explanation of the bow positions really helpful!! That's the biggest hurdle for me is holding both arms up at the right angles to play for sustained time periods. I can't always see clearly what angles she's holding the bow at (because of my eyes, not poor video making) and this verbal explanation you've got on about the clock positions really helped. Thanks!

[@acherryspectacle1759]

So as somebody who likes to self study almost everything in life XD thank you for this free lessons It's my second day playing the violin and I already know how to play twinkle twinkle little star as well as knowing the notes (Something I used to detest due to it being complicated) So yah Keep up the Good Work!

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[@MVPDeven]

when you tone sound good. Its very motivating to learn the next step !!! Thank you for the efforts of making knowledge available !

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[@LemonEyesNL]

Those excersizes realy helped me. Just learning songs doesnt help with practicing current movements. So helpful thank you so much!!! I now practice a couple months and these videos have been a help since the begin

[@derrickford8727]

Thank you for all your videos. every now and then I go back and check to ensure I am holding it right or anything I am not sure about. I greatly appreciate all these. I am going to start lesson 7 tomorrow. Again thank you very much!

[@devanritchmend1379]

I love every exercise she gave. In exercise 4, I tried to play with vibrato and it works😍😍😍(Love from Sarawak🤗)❤️❤️❤️

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Could you please decode em from 3 lol

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[@raykarRR]

Tq sooo much 🤗 I jus got my violin yesterday and I am already at the first finger notes👧🏻 I’m jus 13 and I am not taking classes.I play the piano and all four recorders! Thank you sooo much again

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You are such a good teacher and I'm working hard at it! Thank you

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[@patriciahouston-martinez6858]

I thought it was but I found out that it was the wrong hertz. It should be 440 and I had it in the 200s. Also I was using the little tuner to register the finger on the A string. I needed to use the better Hertz meter. One day I hope to tune by ear like you!!! Thanks for your reply ❤

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[@duff1723]

I love you, Alison. Thank you so much for these exercises and all your videos.

[@leviboko7737]

Thank you so much for your videos, I had a violin but I can't hire a tutor. I hope I become good for the next few years :)

[@ninasmrwhite8650]

Honestly this is such an amazing resource, thank you so much!

[@fabioramirez8195]

I’m so happy to finally be able to move on to lesson 6, YAY!!! I already have a few questions though_ On exercise 2, what does the dot mean next to the open A? Also on exercise 5, what is the circle at the end?? Thanks to anyone for answering this☺️

[@TheOnlineViolinTutor]

Its all explained in lessons 11-20, but the dot next to any note means to add on half of the note. For example, if you have a 2 beat note, then a dot behind it, the dot of worth half of said note (1) and so you add on what the dot is worth (1) to the main note (2) and the whole thing is worth 3 beats. The 'circle' is a note that is worth 4 beats. I would worry about this so much now, just get used to playing and concentrating on the violin and which notes and what and where on both the violin and sheet music, as what you ask (in my opinion) is not crucial to know right now. It will be explained soon, when you do need to know.

[@fabioramirez8195]

The Online Piano and Violin Tutor thank you Alison; I really appreciate it and look forward to learning more!

[@malamamulemwa4586]

Am an upcoming violinist and I just wish I'd subscribe to your whole learn and be able to by all the books on Sale. But it's unfortunate that I'm unable due to luck of income but anyway don't mean to be barden because already you're doing alot and you've help me control all the mistakes I didn't know. Thanks alot and please continue making such kind if videos they really help. Thanks alot.

[@shockwavesgt3313]

Omg thank you for the play by play while playing thr violin 😂😂 I got art block vibes while practicing so it helps to play along. Then realized I play too fast

[@makkachin9614]

I really love this series! I used to think music is nothing for me, because I'm "too stupid" to understand anything. Now I realize that's not the case, I just never had someone explain anything to me properly! Thank you so much for providing us with this course I have something I struggle with, anytime I play 1st Finger Notes on the G or D String (especially D String) the sound is kind of muted and not clear. Not sure how to explain it, but it sounds a bit messy. I've tried everything from pushing the string down with more pressure, less pressure. Even bowing with more or less pressure, more near to the fingerboard or more in the middle between fingerboard and the bridge. Nothing really makes a difference. Is this something that will get better with practise or is there anything else I am doing wrong? I don't have this problem with the A and E string. My Open Strings all sound beautiful. I have the Stentor II violin with GDE factory strings and my A string is Dominant

[@jadonberg9364]

Using only open and first finger the results sound kinda Scottish

[@neea1526]

I just got my first violin and I don't have the stickers yet to put on tbe fingerboard so I was just trying the first finger notes with the help of a tuning app 😄

[@elijahisrael1448]

Should I be focused on the left hand or my bow hand seeing as I cant really play without looking as of yet? Either I miss the finger note or a string depending on where I'm looking. What did you find easier to focus on when starting out? By the way my first finger note sounds like a recorder which is discouraging. Also should i press the string all the way to the fingerboard when playing the finger notes? Lastly does your $199 subscription cover more in detail not shown, videos, etc? Apologies for so many questions. Thank you in advance!

[@TheOnlineViolinTutor]

Look and focus on whatever you feel you need too. There is no right or wrong.

[@awsome2646]

I can already read mucic because I play the piano so I thought violin would be easy but it is much harder than it looks. I am not very good even my gold fish can't stand the sound of me trying to play.

[@mariescholl7342]

Thank you so much for all these videos!!

[@neea1526]

Oops I rushed a little bit and I'm already playing twinkle twinkle little star :D Very out of tune tho, I don't have the stickers yet so I'm only guessing and using a tuning app. But it's nice for a change to play something that (almost) sounds like an actual song

[@patriciahouston-martinez6858]

Thank-You! Alison! I’m following your program. I started the violin years ago. Now I have the time. I have a question on this lesson. When I put my finger in first position on the A string I get a C. If I put it all the way up next to the nut, then I get a B. Is my violin broken? Thank-You! So much! You are beautiful inside and out!

[@TheOnlineViolinTutor]

Is your violin in tune? Thats the only thing i can think of that would cause this? Other than that, your 1st finger is going down too high on the A string.

[@wholesome2758]

I saw you had 999 likes... I couldn't resist ;D

[@amakiscool9537]

Its ok in 2 years my parents won’t hear dead horse noises from my violin😅

[@flawrld]

how's your progress? 😂

[@abdelrahmanmahmoud4995]

Thank you so much for these lessons this helps me to get better ❤️❤️ .. i have a question.. after lesson 10 .. should i buy the book?? And how to buy it and how much is it?? ... finally you are the best❤️

[@hayatnazmi7059]

Hey miss alison, I gotta qestion about the rythem and how fast we have to play it Can u pls do a video explaining them and the amount of time we keep playing for each note Thank u so much for those amazing and very helpful lessons ❤❤❤

[@TheOnlineViolinTutor]

Choose a speed comfortable for you. I didn't talk about speed on purpose as I don't want people getting bogged down trying to aim for a speed when its irrelevant. I guess the 'final' speed would be one similar to mine before you move onto the next lesson/video.

[@hayatnazmi7059]

Ok thank you so much miss❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@giulianob8517]

A question about the stickers: is it for any reason strongly recommended to place stickers on the fingerboard? Would it be possibile to do without them, or this may lead to serious problems/mistakes? To clarify: I have been practicing for a few weeks, and I am trying to play up to the 3rd fgr without stickers. My ear is quite good, so I can hear when Intonation is not perfect and I correct it. Can I go on this way, or should I place the stickers?

[@RomyaRana]

I bought a sticker band because she had mentioned it in her last video but i sucked so bad at following it. Without stickers worked better for me.

[@tlev2007]

How can you sound so uplift and clear gosh it is so hard, my d string soudns nothing like yours did

[@dr.weaklicksofcrashedcurse4535]

For everybody's happiness around myself, I just took back the violin into my hands after a few months and did this lesson today. Great one, it still seems quite doable, ging now to the lesson on the second finger, I expect the first disappointments...

[@sanyflame]

Hi Alison! Firstly a huge thank you for this amazing free content you provide. Your style of teaching and explaining really clicks for me. I decided to learn violin at the age of 43 (friends tell me i'm masochist lol) and have been following this. I'm definitely also hoping to subscribe to your patreon from next month and really want to support you. I have a question and i'm sorry if it's been answered elsewhere and I've missed it. How important is, at this stage, to not hit other strings, or not sound a bit scratchy, before moving on to next lesson and so on? I spent one week on open and now one week on 1st and know exactly where the notes are on the sheet and on the violin but i still sound scratchy at times (especially on the G string) and still hit other strings on occasion. Not always, mostly if i get a bit distracted or if my posture changes and the violin slips and changes position. Should i stick until it's perfect or should i move on? Thank you so much again :)

[@TheOnlineViolinTutor]

It is important you learn to isolate strings, but you wont be able to do this is you are learning on a cheap student violin with a poor set up as its a false economy. You can carry on, but without upgrading to something better set up, you will always hit those other strings.

[@sanyflame]

The Online Piano & Violin Tutor thank you for your reply ☺️ It wasn’t super cheap (about £150) but of course I’m sure still not great quality. (It does go out of tune more often that I’d like). My husband says I can upgrade when I can play a full song so the plan is to do lessons 1-10 learn a song and then upgrade. I’m thinking fiddlerman as you recommend but slightly terrified of custom charges to UK

[@jameschan6560]

Xxxs

[@GabrielFNPereira]

After 2 weeks on open, just decided to move on to 1st finger notes! I'm so excited haha But I just noticed I forgot to print the 1st finger exercises 🤦

[@cynthiawendell6425]

Thanks for sharing.

[@AmorDia-GOAT]

Thank you❤

[@shreymodi9457]

Where exactly is the 1st finger position on the violin

[@azrielgraciosa1926]

Have you figure it out yet? Cus i need answers too :(

[@deelong9883]

So is this 1st (index) finger in 1st position?

[@arielthemermaid3576]

It’s technically going to be different for everyone based on the current tuning of their violin. The best way to figure out the exact position is by using a tuner. Slowly slide your finger up or down the neck while you play the string to get as close as possible to the correct note. Then, rather than memorize exactly where your finger is, listen to the pitch and try to remember that. This is the best way to learn because your tuning will never be exactly the same, so by recognizing the correct pitch, you can tell whether or not you’re making the correct sound, rather than trying to place your finger in any one spot.

[@eilyc9055]

If you look at her video for stickers on the finger board it shows how far down it is

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Mulțumim!

[@sankalpsharma9947]

love your work you helped me a lot thankyou

[@macatantankylec.3267]

You making learning violin easy maam🥺❤️

[@davide5401]

I enjoy learning the violin - as much as I can. Now my question: can somebody help me to understand how to hold the left hand properly on the finger bord... that they are not stiff and so on... the bow holding goes very well :) please I'm thankful for every help :)

[@meghanathakkar7719]

Hello! Your lessons are super helpful and an invaluable source of education for beginners like myself. Thank you so much! I was wondering, however, if you had any tips on how to play these exercises (or play any piece in general) while reading the music at the same time. Is that something one just gets better with through practice, or are there any specific tips to follow? Once again, thank you so much!

[@TheOnlineViolinTutor]

Yes - you will improve on that in time. Its not something that has ever been an issue for any student of mine as it corrects and solves itself as you get better.

[@alimasarra4479]

First of all I want to thank you for your work, they are really good. The open strings took me 4 full days, well we are in quarantine, so time is all what I have. Second its my third day in the first finger, to be honest its hard but nothing is impossible, so I have a question! How to change the finger from one string to another, like in the last exercise in the pdf, when changing from E in the D string to B in A string? Awaiting for reply, And thanks Again.

[@TheOnlineViolinTutor]

You will just need to stop the bow, reposition it, then carry on. To be honest, you wont be crossing more than 1 string in actual playing, but, I do like to make sure all my students are taught well and are always ahead of the game.

[@alimasarra4479]

@@TheOnlineViolinTutor thank you, its just matter of time and practice, and I am really glad to be your student

[@lennydeeder5240]

Hi Alison, first of thank you so much for creating this channel. I was wondering, if you can't hear by ear what the right notes are yet, how do you practice this? I've got the doy stickers for 1st and 3rd finger and I got someone at a music shop check it for me if they were in the exact right spot. But do you first practice with the tuner next to it? So you know you're spot on? I'll keep scrolling through your other videos, in case I missed a video about this. Thank you.