Julia's Violin Blog

Hello! You have found the fastest and right way to tune your violin. The tuning will be done using the free online violin tuner, working through a microphone on your device. This online tuner is originally created for violins, but can also be used for viola's. Hz Start Tuner G D A E How to [...]

Here you will find all supplies you need to create your very own violin themed escape room at home. An escape room is a game in which one or more players discover clues, solve puzzles, and accomplish tasks in a room. The goal of the game is to solve a specific puzzle in a limited [...]

Looking for an intermediate violin concerto to practice? I get it! After all, what is learning the classical violin without learning a real violin concerto? Since the baroque era, concerto's have been the ultimate pieces for any violinist to learn! If you're playing a violin concerto for the first time, you want to choose your [...]

At the heart of a great intonation, is your ability to practice violin scales. Whether you are an advanced or a beginning violinist - your violin scale practice is key to improve! Scales are the most common pattern in music, making it all the more reason to start practicing right away. The goal when practicing [...]

Are you looking for the best YouTube Channels to learn the violin online? Look no further! Here's a list of all YouTube channels you need to know about for each situation. Of course, there is no one "best" YouTube channel. It depends on your current learning goals, learning style and personal situation which YouTube channel [...]

Have you been wondering what the difference is between a fiddle and violin? I get it! I have always loved playing all styles on the violin. From playing in a classical orchestra to jamming in an old bar. It is one of the amazing parts of violin playing that you can play so many styles [...]

As a violin teacher, one question I get very often is "Am I too old to learn the violin!?" Normally, the question is asked indirectly like this: "Oh, I love the violin! I wished I learned to play an instrument when I was younger" *I'm too old right?* A short answer is: yes, of course, [...]

You want to start playing the violin, great! Now, all that's left to do is grab your bow and play away! But, wait. How do you actually hold a violin bow properly? As a beginner violinist, you may have noticed that keeping control of the bow on the strings is not as easy as it [...]

1. Find a suitable instrument: buying a violin for beginners You want to start a learning the violin, but wait – do you even own a violin? You can only learn the violin if you have a suitable instrument! The kind of violin you choose matters. Here are some key factors to consider when buying [...]

Each month, we feature one of the amazing members of Julia's Violin Academy (JVA) and ask them questions about how they got to learn to play the violin as an adult. This week, we are interviewing our inspiring member Do' who started to play the violin just one year ago. Do' Started her violin journey [...]

In my first improvisation lesson, I showed you how to play a simple improvisation with 1-3 notes. Go to "How to Improvise on the Violin - Lesson 1: Your First Improvisation" Today, you are going to expand our "vocabulary" so that you have more notes to choose from than only 3! We're doing so by learning [...]

Improvising on the violin is an exciting skill to learn, but it can be challenging. That's why I created a really easy video that teaches you how to start improvising on the violin. You will be able to improvise your first notes right after watching this video! You can download the sheet music that I [...]