Violin Lesson - Learn To Read Music on the D String

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A. Let’s prepare

  • You will use the fingers on your left hand to press the string down and play different notes.
  • REMEMBER! Don’t squeeze. Just relax and stay loose.
  • Use your tapes to help you place your fingers.
  • When you come to an open string, you will see the string name in your music. No fingers should be down at that point.
  • Remember that your index finger is your first finger (1), your middle finger the second finger (2), and so on…

B. These are the notes on the D string:








C. Add a skill

 • This is a “Quartet Note Rest.”
• It receives 1 beat of silence
• When you encounter a rest in your music, do not play. Take a rest!

D. Play the lines below.
  1. Folk Melody



  2. A Sunday Stroll


  3. Beat the Drum



  4. Trick or Treat



  5. Noble Beginnings



  6. Evening Blessing