G Major Two Octave Scale

The video below shows Rachel Maxwell playing a "G Major" 2 octave scale:

The video below shows the figering for you to play a 2 octave "G Major Scale":

One Octave G Major Scale

Here is Rachel playing a One Octave G Major Scale:

The video below shows you the fingerings you need to play the same scale as above:

One Octave D Major Scale

The video below is Rachel Maxwell playing a one Octave "D Major" scale:  

This video shows the fingerings you need to know to play the same "D Major One Octave Scale:

Note Nicknames

This video eplains some reasons for the "note nicknames" Rachel will be using in class:

This next video explains which note nicknames go with each string and finger positions:



This is the finger postition for an open string. No fingers are touching strings. The note depends on the string you play with your bow. So if the teacher asks you to play an "Open D" this is the figer position you want. You just have to make sure you are playing the "D" string with your bow:

This is a "D 1" finger position:

The photo below shows a "D2" position:

The picture below shows a "D3" finger position":

Note "Nicknames"

Bow Do's and Don'ts

This video goes over ways to take care of your bow so that it will last a long time and so that it will sound great every time you play:

Arching String Fingers

This video explains the correct way to press down on violin strings to make a beautiful sound. Hint: don't put your left hand fingers flat on the strings always use round or curve fingers so that the tips of your fingers press the strings into the finger board.

Changing Strings

The following video reviews how to change strings (meaning how to properly bow from string to string):

Here are the elbow positions for each string:

G string elbow position

D string elbow position

A string elbow position

E string elbow position

Bow Hold

The following video reviews how to hold your bow:

Here are some views of how to hold your bow properly.

First try holding a pen:

Basic Posture

The following video reviews basic posture practices:

This is how we expect our students to sit and hold their violins during practices at home and rehearsal as a group:

Sitting forward with back NOT against chair

Proper playing posture