Violin Lesson - Learn To Read Music on the E String

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.
  • 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 E string:



C. Add a skill

• These are “Eighth Notes.”


• Each eighth note receives ½ beat
• Two eighth notes equal one quartet note
• This is an “Eighth Note Rest.”


• Eighth note rests receive the same length as eighth notes

D. Play the lines below.
  1. Weird Ending!


  2. Happy Superhero Theme


  3. Frog in the Pond


  4. Song of the Lumberjack


  5. The Rude Boys


  6. Birds Fly Up, Then Down