Grades 4-12, with parental supervision
Learn to play the violin with the free lessons available from the Fiddlerman, Pierre Holstein.
The homepage includes a bullet list of places to visit on the site, including a “START HERE” the first lesson for those who have “never touched a violin before.” Below this list are many video tutorials to browse through as well as his latest blog posts. Use the upper menu and hover over the Videos/Tutorials link to reveal a categorized list of the sorted lessons including:
- A Tune a Week
- Beginners Tutorials
- Advanced Tutorials
- Duets Minus 1
- Learn the Play the Blues
- Performances
- Fiddlerman Virtual Group YouTube Projects
- Fiddlerman’s Q & A
Lessons are either presented as text or videos. Also available on the upper menu are downloadable PDFs for “Sheet Music” sorted by level or type, “Learning Tools” such as games, reference charts, a metronome, and more.
This site provides a lot of information and instruction for your budding violinist.