Teaching Children to Play the Violin
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Is it possible to teach your own child to play the violin?
In fact, training the parent to become the 'home teacher' has been one of the my main roles as a violin teacher over the last 25 years.
But now for the first time I've taken it one step further, and have put together new, revolutionary quick and fun online course to teaching your child how to play violin.
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5 basic steps
to teaching your child the violin
The five basic steps are:1 - Choosing the right instrument
2 - Tuning the violin
3 - Teaching your child how to hold the violin & bow.
4 - Teaching your child to get a great sound
5 - Making practice fun
Visit Teach Your Child Violin for more information.
Choosing a violin for your child.
When choosing a violin for your child, there are two main factors to consider:* Size
* Quality
The most important thing to take into consideration when choosing a violin for your child is that the size is correct. Clearly a full size violin is not going to be right for a child. Therefore there are smaller violins specifically designed for children in sizes of: 1/16; 1/8; 1/10; 1/4; ½ & ¾.
One way of measuring your child for the right sized violin is to place the violin on their shoulder, under the chin, and to extend the child's arm so that the fingers curl around the scroll. In this position the arm should be slightly bent at the elbow. If it isn't then your child will need a smaller instrument.
The quality of the instrument is also something to consider, though with the smaller violins, I don't feel it to be so important. Clearly the better the quality you purchase, the better the sound will be, so my advice here is to buy the best quality you can afford. However there are some great little violins on the market these days for very reasonable prices.
Cute child playing violin beautifully
Great Sites for Parents
- Teach Your Child Violin
- "They laughed when I told them I was
teaching my daughter how to play the
violin......but when they heard her play!"
. - Classical Music - a beginners guide.
- A short article about classical music, and how to start enjoying it for yourself.
Leave your comments here.
BethMcElliott wrote...
Very nice lens, I am a Suzuki parent and teacher myself, and your lens is a nice resource. Thank you!
Posted March 06, 2009
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Posted October 25, 2008
MidnightEden wrote...
Thanks for a great lens - helping a child to learn any musical instrument is a great gift for their life ahead
Posted August 17, 2008
tiny313 wrote...
The violin always has this classic tune on it and learning how to play one is a privilege. I would like my grandson to be able to play one, if it interests him, of course.
Posted August 17, 2008
arlenetresmanio wrote...
Thanks for sharing a wonderful lens, playing violin is one thing that I've been wanted to learn. It's a great source to know there's a way to learn not only fr me but with my daughter.
Posted August 17, 2008
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