Bruno’s method for

LEARNING VIOLIN

THE EASY WAY

 Music notation Track 3

1
This is the key of G or TREBLE KEY. The violin is using only this key for music notation.
Next to this is a 4/4 bar notation.This is telling you to count each bar in 4 beats.
In this case you have only rests, nothing to play.

       
2
Play G string [the thick one]
 1......2.......3......4......

 
G and count
  This is a rest
for a full note
  
. 4
for the full note value Do not play ,just count.

3 With this repeat sign

you must play again
This is a repeat sign. only from the previous
You must play again repeat sign,not from the begining.
This is E string [the thin one] from the begining.
      
   
This is the same song Do not lift bow,
no need for an other Just change strings
This double bar is the end
mesure sign. moving your elbow for G string
 
of the song , not a repeat .

  
 
4
While you play look ahead
 
 
to the next line.

  
The movement of your bow is much bigger
at the point.Do not make a sound
when you change strings.
  

  
5

This sign is equal with a short breack

  
just egnouth to change strings.

 
 
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 Track 4
Playing violin for the first time with the music notation.
1
Start from Frog (Talon).
 = a small breack.
Please stop the bow every time you change direction or strings.
     
 
  
 
      
   
   
  
  
2

Please stop bow every time you change direction or strings.

 
   
 


   
  
 
3

   
 

 
 
    

  
 

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 Also Track 4
Song on open strings
Violin part only

Please play slow and take care of your sound.

When you know the song , listen to the piano accompaniament .

1 2 3 4 5 

   
  
 
6

 7 8 9 10

 
  

11

 12 13 14 15 

 
 
 
16

 17 18 19 20 

  
  

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 Also Track 4
Song on open strings.
Will be nice to have a pianist to play with you .
If not,just play with the CD.


Please play slow and take care of your sound.

  
  
 
        
         
       

    
















   
  

               
        

          
       

   
 


              
          

          

     

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 Also Track 4

   
 
 
           
       

   



  
  



 

   
 
 
        
         
      
   
















   
 
 
               
    
   

          

     

  
 

      
 
       
          
    
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 Track 5
Starting Half beat (minims) open strings
Please use all bow , counting slow.If the bow is unsteady use only half starting from midlle.
Do not forget to stop the bow between notes . If you need to think , just stop the bow position
until you remember what to do... and continue. The sign for Up bow is:

Start from Frog. Up bow

 
1
 
    
   
 
   
 
   
2
Move your eyes fast to the next bar ,or play slower.
 
   
 
 
    
If you can not follow music and play , just move your eyes not your head without playing , than learn the notes
by just looking at them , than you will play much easier. After all that take care of your sound quality.

3
  
    
   
 
 
    
     
4
 
  
 
 

 
 
5
   
       
  Slow Bow for the

 
full note

      
 

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 Also Track 5
Spring Song
Violin Part only.

Enjoy the song.

 
1

 
2


3
 4


5



 
6
 7 8
 9 10

   

 
11
 12


13
 14
 15




16
   17 18 19
 20

   

 
21
 22
 23


24



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 Spring Song Also Track 5
Enjoy the song.

  
1
2 3
 4

   
    
     
   
  

                         
         

 
5

 6
 7 8

 
  
           
   

                              
   

 
9


10


11
 12



      
      
    
                                  

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 Also Track 5

 
13

 14
 15 16

 
 
           

  


   
                              

 
17


18


19
 20



          
       
   
                              

 
21

  
22 23 24

 
  
        
 
  
                              
    

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 Track 6
Full notes and Minims on Open Strings for E and A.
Start up bow than practise starting down bow as well .
In order to have good quality sound, please press less for Minims and harder for Full note.

You can also practise whole bow for full note and half bow for minins.
Now , please do not warry about notes . We will play diffrent values on the same string only.
Please pay attention at the change of speed of your RIGHT HAND.
Always take care of your sound.

 1
         

        

        

2
The time signature 4/4 is writen like a C most of the time in proffetional music print

         

       
3
We have only 2 Crotchets in a bar ...then the counting will be only 1 and 2.

 
1............2................1............2............

   
This is a TIE you will not play the note again ,
just count 2 more beats.
For this TIE we have 2+2 beats = 4 ( easy.)

  
     

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 Full notes and Minims on Open strings :D and G Track 7

Those exercises are not as predictable as you think or... hope.

Always look ahead . After you played the note is useless to still look at it.
So, just go ahead and read the next bar.
Always start DOWN bow . Only if you see we have to start UP BOW
1

              
Just count 4 beats Stop bow and
Do not play. Count again
    
           
1...2...3...4

2
We need to practise more those Full note RESTS.
We are still on D string only , but we have to learn the Full note rest.
That thick sign under the 4th line is the REST FOR FULL NOTE.
When you see that ,you do not play ...but count 4 beats.
Start down bow
   
          
3
We play now on G string and D very slow.
  
   
  
  
  

  
              
4
 
     
      
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 Full notes and Minims on Open strings :A and E Track 8

We will remember A and E string with Full note ,

We are learning Minim rests.

PLEASE PLAY SLOW WITH WHOLE BOW. 1

This is a minim rest.
We count 2 beats and
we do not play.
 
Play 2 ,count 2

       
1.....2......3.....4.....

 
Count 2,play 2

       
1......2......3......4.... 1.......2.........3.......4........

             


   
       

       
     
3

  
       

    
   

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 Full notes and Minims on Open strings :D and G Track 9

1
PLEASE PLAY SLOW WITH WHOLE BOW.

Play 2 ,count 2

 
 


    
1.....2......3.....4.....

Count 2,play 2

     
   
3.....4...... 1......2......3......4.... 1......2.......3.......4... 1.......2.........3.......4........

  

 

 
    

    
      

    
      
3

   

 


     

 
   
     
    
   
   

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 Crotchets Track 10
Remember your every day open strings exersices ?
Now we will look and play HALF BOW ONLY all strings.
We will have a faster note than anything we played before.
We count only 1 beat for those notes and the name is : CROTCHET
Always stop the bow to change direction or string.

PLEASE PLAY SLOW WITH HALF BOW.

You can start from middle or frog.
I recommend starting from middle for a better sound.
Remember your elbow does not move ,
Your upper arm does not move
Your wrist goes downhill at the Point.
1

 
       
        1.....2......3.....4.....

              
1......2......3......4.... 1....2....3.....4...

         
    

      
   
    
2
       
            
        
        

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      
 
 
 
   
     
          

     
       
Now we will learn the CROTCHET REST.
The first bar will start with 4 crotchets rests .
You will count ,but not play.
4
           
    
1.......2.......3.......4 1.........2.....

      
   
  
3......4..... 1.....2   
5
     
    
     

              



            
 
 
  
      
 
  
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 Combination of Full notes , Minims and Crotchets. Track 11

1
Please play Full bow for Full note and Half bow for Minins or Crotchets.
We will do all exercises on a single string at the time.
You will pay attention only at the value of the notes and rests.
Always stop the bow to change direction or string or simply
to see what is the next thing to play or to rest.

  
        
1.....2......3.....4.....

     
      
1......2......3......4....

2
  

               
1.2....3...4..
3

    
        
4
More of the same on D , A and E string.

        

 




  
        

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               

          
6
 
         

         

        
7
More exercises on E string with 4/4 and 2/4 mesure.

                  

8

            

   
            

9
                
  

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 Quavers Track 12

This is the last and the smallest value we will learn for a while.
In one crotchet we have 2 quavers.
The small bowings you have to practise every day can be considered quavers.
If you play those quavers fast use little bow,if slower use bigger bow,
but at the moment play them on the upper half.
You can use as little as a third or a quater of the bow.
1
It is useful to count them like that:
1......and .....2.......and ....3......and....4.......and This is an other way of writing quavers.

        
       
       
        

       
        

         
        
2
        
            

           
     
3

 
       
   
   
  
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A dotted minim
We are now learning the 3/4 mesure
so easily to recognise in the Waltz style. value 3 crotchets.
Also Track 12
If you add a dott to the
minim rest we have

         
3 beats rest.

 
1.......2.......3.......

           
  

       

         
  
     
     
  
      
   
5

             
     
            
      

    
   
      
Play half bow for crotchets
and very small bow for quavers 6
    
    
       

        
        

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 Combination of Full notes , Minims and Crotchets. Track 13
1
Please play Full bow for Full note and Half bow for Minins or Crotchets.
We will do all exercises on a single string at the time.
You will pay attention only at the value of the notes and rests.
Always stop the bow to change direction or string or simply
to see what is the next thing to play or to rest.

    
          
1.....2......3.....4..... 1......2......3......4....

      
       
2
 

             
1. 2 3.. 4.4...

   
             
3

 
        
   
         
More of the same on D , A and E string. 4

        

 


   
         
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
               

           
6

           

           

        
7
More exercises on E string with 4/4 and 2/4 mesure.
              


            

8

            

9
                
  
10

            

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 Full notes,Minims ,Crotchets and Quavers. Track 14
1
     
   
  

   
Again 3/4 bar mesure. Is sound like a waltz ,with three crotchets
as basic value.
To add a beat to the Minim value , simply write a dott next to it.

Start middle 2   
    
Count 3 beats

          
1......2.......3.........1......2.......3........
Big bow
 and fast
 Slow bow
         
   
3

Start middle and stay upper half Up Bow

  
      
  
 
  
      
  
4

Only half Whole
Start middle bow bow
      
Whole bow

      

      
     
5
  
    
   
  
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 Track 15
First finger on G string
Did you practise every day your MUTE ARTICULATIONS ?
From now on will be useful to listen to your CD just to check your intonation.
If you do not have a CD player just put your finger round on G string ,about 1cm far
from the begining of the string.
The name of that note is A. 1
PLEASE PLAY SLOW WITH WHOLE BOW.

  
First finger

           
0.........1..
A ..... ..0
 
    
          
A
2
Every time you play ,try to remember the name of the note.


            


         
3

 
          

  
        
4

Half bow Whole bow

 
             
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 Track 16
1st and 2nd finger on G
1
Please have your 2nd finger also curled and far away from 1st finger.
So far you learned G(open string) , A (first finger)and B (2nd finger).

G A G A B A


        
0...........1...................0


         
Name the notes while you play. 2

 
                     


            
3


           


         
4


             


            
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 1st and 2nd finger on G legatto. Track 17
1
Please think 2 notes at the time in legatto.Stop between bowings.


                    


                 
2


                    


                   
3
Start at the frog and play only half bow for minims and crotchets.



           
Whole bow Half bow only

           
4 Lower half

 
             
Upper half

         
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 Track 18
1st and 2nd finger on G , plus D on legatto.
1
You may stop the bow
to make sure the finger is there.

  
      

  
      
2


                 

 
               
3
Waltz

 
Moderato[not to fast]

     

  
       
Moderato 4
Please
March Start Down bow

Play slow all bow

 
                  
Separate bow  Stay close to frog


          
   
  


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 1st ,2nd and 3rd finger on G. Track 19

1
3rd finger is close to 2nd and makes the note C. Between them we have half tone interval
The distances between fingers:
big big small


0............1............2...........3

           
G...........A............B..........C
tone tone semitone


                
2
Before you start... find the 3rd finger intonation and hold 1st and 2nd.

 
                 

   
         
3
Now is the time to fix the intonation


                      


                    
Dance 4

    
              
 
                
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 Track 20
1st and 2nd finger on D
1st finger has the same paralel position like 1st finger on Gstring.
2nd finger is very close to 1st finger.
You know D(open string)and now you have E(1st finger) and F(2nd finger)
Between E and F we have a half tone just like on G string between B(2nd) and C(3rd).

0...........1.............1..........2
1 Be patient and count 4

           
D..........E...........E...........F

Move the bow faster

Only 2 beats by bow.

                

              
2
We have to learn this type of bow.
It is simple : Half bow for Crotchets and full bow for minims.
Choose a slow tempo.

               
Slow down the speed of your bow

          
3
Start Midlle Play lower half

Whole bow

             
 
        
      

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 Track 21
Consolidating the intonation on D string.
1
Just share the bow in 3 equal parts


                 
Articulations 2
Play whole bow slow and lift finger at least 2 cm , before you articulate .

               

                

           
3
Why not trying to play 4 notes by bow.
Just play very slow withthe bow and move fingers fast.
It will be easier if you stop the bow before each lagatto and take your time to think.
Always name the notes and fingers before starting to play .

               

                

           

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 Track 22
Paralel fingers on G and D strings.
Not difficult to play. 1
The secret is to use very small bow for crotchets at the very point and very frog.

Hold 1st finger Stop bow and move 2nd

put 2nd on G string , on D string in a lower
than play. position.

            
  
1 2
Stop bow and move 3rd on D Hold 1st finger and
in a paralel position stretch 2nd on Gstring
  
            
Stretch 2nd

           
       

Hold fingers as much as you can.
2

                  
1.........................hold 1st.....................................

               
3
     
            
1.............hold............................... 1................................

While you play D move your elbow and be ready

to press 3rd on Gstring
         
     
4

                   
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 1st and 2nd finger on Astring. Track 23
1
From now things are just getting easier.
A string has the same finger position like D string.1st and 2nd fingers are close.
The notes are :A(open string),B(1st finger)and C(2nd finger).
Between B and C
A........B......... A........B............C we have half tone.

            
0..........1 0..tone...1..half tone..2

2
Use whole bow for minims and half for crotchets.
             
 

              
3
Choose a slow tempo..there are some quavers at the end of the piece.

                   

                  
4 attention
                      
     
5
                
   
   
6
Move fingers fast and the bow slow.

                               
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 3rd finger on A Track 24
1
When you press 3rd finger on A it will sound the note D


A......B..............C..........D
          
0.......1...............2..........3
2
Play with very fast bow for the crotchet and only upper half.
        
   
3
Start middle down bow and play whole bow for minimand half bow for crotchets.

                   

                

4
Play half bow for crotchets
 
          

        
 
5
Start middle and play half bow for crotchets.

               
6
         
          

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 Track 25
Consolidating intonation on A string only
1
The first part of this study has DETACHE bow.
Play from middle to point , decisive with short accents and breacks between strokes .
If possible do not stop the bow between strokes.
We are practising a nice sound with fast bow.

             
          

Legatto and fast moving fingers in a slow tempo.

Lift and press one finger at the time
with energetic movement,holding a slow tempo.
       
               
Play with 0 and 2nd Play with 0 and 3rd ONLY
ONLY

                      

            

   

2
Choose a slow tempo.
The good news is that the bow is moving at the same speed (minim) the all time.

                            

                  

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 1st and 2nd finger on E. Track 26

1st finger is the most difficult to articulate corectlly.

Please curl your index and just press it as close as you can to the begining of E string.
The mistake we all want to do is: to lower the position of your left hand.
This is why I teach 1st and 2nd finger together. If the corect position of 2nd finger is curled,
Your 1st finger will be even curlier....lets face it ...very,very curly.
You will find the E string very easy ...after G that is. By the way..1st finger is F and 2nd is G.

2nd finger is far away from 1st.

1
  
0..........1....................2
      

E...........F...................G

          

2

 
Remember the 2/4 mesure ? We count only 2 beats in a bar.
          

          

3
Keep the bow at the same speed , but move your fingers according to the values of the notes.

              


               


           

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Position of fingers
1st,2nd and 3rd finger on E. Track 27

G------1-------2-3-------
D------1-2-------3-------
A------1-2-------3------- 1
E-1------2-------3-------

This is going to be very easy. The 3rd finger is the easier to put on the string.
If you noticed the position of this finger was the same onG,D and A.
On the E string the position is also the same.
The name of the note with 3rd finger on E is A

  
0..............1...............2..............3
     

E............F...............G.............A
2
Please feel free to play one bar a bow legatto.
            
 


               

This is up bow

           

3

              


              

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 Track 28
Consolidating the intonation on E string.
1
Play with the whole bow.
The bow should hold a constant speed .
                   
 

             


            


              


     
Please practise the whole bow slow and half bow faster.

         

            

3
Practise slow at first ,than fast when you confident ,lifting the fingers at least 2 cm.
You can also practise separate bows ,than 2 by bow and 4 by bow when you ready.

             

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 Track 29
Remembering all notes on all strings with songs.
1
We have here just 1st finger on all strings.

           
      
         
        
2
 
    
   
  
  
         
  
3
Like always lift your fingers up at least 2 cm. Curl 1st finger

     
          

4

Is not as easy as it looks....Position 1st finger low on E string .

If possible when you have the same finger on paralel strings , do not jump
but just slide over to the next string.

         
 
       
Slide 1st
finger quickly.

            
 
 

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 1st and 2nd finger on all strings. Track 30

1
In this exercise we just remember all notes with 2nd finger.

1st and ....2nd are far apart. 1st and.. 2nd are very close

1st and ..2nd are very close
 
      
  

1st is very low and 2nd is far .
   
   
  

Curl 2nd and hold the same position
Stretch 2nd for Astring and Estring.
 
   
  

2
Not very predictable ...so take time and think ,or just read my instructions on top of the bar.
At least looks easy and does sound like a song.

   
Curl ......Stretch
 
Just slide over

     

1...........1

 
Curl Slide 1st and....2nd close

    
   
 Stretch Curl Slide 1st Stretch 2nd  Attention

    
    
  
 Attention
  
     
 


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 Track 31
Songs with only two fingers on all strings
1
Feel free to practise slow and separate bows.Just move the bow faster for crotchet,
other wise you might run out of bow.

        
    

     
    
   
2
What is this?
This is the same song writen in half value notes.
Real easy : count the same ,play the same slow tempo..is your choice after all .
Just remember a Crotchet has 2 quavers AND 2+1=3.
The dott has a value : half of the value of the note before,just like for a minim.
So you have 3 quavers to count one by one.

Those two quavers This looks good,

legatto will make a and is played
crotchet , but this writing the same.like the previous bar.
Do not play this ,just do the maths. is highly unprofessional

        


        
    

           
    

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 March Also Track 31
3
     
    
    
   
     
  


4
Please give a title to this song.

                
     
Separate
small bow. Half

   bow   
         
5
Slurred (legatto) on two strings , from middle is easier.

     
         
   
        
            
  
6
Play separate ,than together.

                



      
         
   
        
   
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 Songs with 3 fingers on all strings. Track 32

1 Try slurred (legatto).

                    
                   

             
        
 Elbow under

                    violin

  
3

    
                    
Down bow again.
  
      
       
    
On open string move elbow
2 under violin ready for 3rd finger
Hold 3rd until

 
you find E Hold 3rd
       
Stretch
.
  
    
Hold 1st finger..................................
3

Hold 1st very curled and stretch 3rd

 
until you put 2nd
    
       
2 1......3
Attention at 1st finger
INTONATION. Hold 2nd until

          you put 1st

 
   
2
 
2........... 1 2
While you play 2nd on D
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 Every day articulations Track 33

You have a choice:1) Follow notes or

2) Follow fingers. 1
Follow notes
If you only play those warm ups every day , before anything else
you will make a progress with your intonation and articulation.

Begin practising them slow and separated bows ,than 2 by bow and finnaly 4 by bow.
Do not play fast if the sound and intonation are not good.

When you play separate bows , do it with a gentle accent for each note.


               

               

     
               

              


2
Follow Fingers
Natural finger position on all strings Just follow the fingers
for 3 fingers only. Look right to position your fingers.
0 1 2 3
On G 0.......1.......23
On D and A 0.......12.......3 0 1 3 2
On E 01.......2.......3 0 2 1 3
0 2 3 1
0 3 1 2
0 3 2 1
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 Twinkle , Twinkle Little Star. Track 34
My dear students,You really deserve a song.
Even if you are 20-30-40....years old , playing
this song will make you smile.

Start from the Frofg. 1

Play half bow for minims and whole bow for Full note.

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This is the same song
written in 2/4 mesure
with a crotchet for a beat.
You are suposed to play twice the speed , While you play D move your elbow under the violin
but quality is important not the speed. and be ready to articulate C with 3rd finger.
Choose a convenient tempo and enjoy it. 2

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