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Learn the Viola - Scales and Fundamentals
A beginner's guide to technique and one octave scales on the viola.
Created byKathleen Stringplay
Last updated 11/2016
English
What you'll learn
- At the end of this course, you will be able to hold a viola and bow and be ready to learn any beginner song.
- You will be comfortable playing every note in first position on the viola.
- You will have the equivalent of 6-12 months of private viola lessons.
- You will learn some different bowing techniques.
- You will be able to play all of the one octave scales on the viola.
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Course content
8 sections • 38 lectures • 2h 42m total length
Requirements
- You will need a viola and bow. No music reading is required.
- An instrument tuner would be helpful.
Description
This course covers the basics such as holding the violin and bow properly and tuning the instrument. It covers a couple of different bowing techniques and then goes through both the major and minor scales. It is taught by video lessons with straightforward, easy to follow instructions. There is also some supplemental material to help guide you along the way. There are lectures on the extras such as the proper way to hold the instrument, as well as lectures focusing on different techniques to improve your playing.
Students who enroll will get to learn a challenging instrument without having to take costly private lessons. This course is about the equivalent of 6-12 months of private violin lessons with a focus on scales, so could take anywhere from one month to twelve months to complete. It all depends on how much time you have to put into it.
This course is a very low pressure way to get to learn a new instrument. Without the time commitment and cost of weekly private lessons, students will be able to discover the joy of playing the violin without any added pressure.
If you have ever had any interest in learning a musical instrument, then this course if for you. It starts with the basic foundations and builds from there, so you do not need to have any previous music experience. If you want to be have a great technical foundation on the violin, and want to learn the scales, which are the building blocks of all songs, then you would greatly benefit from this course.
Above all, this course is for anyone with a love of music. You can take the course yourself, give it as a gift to friends or family, or to anyone you know that also loves music. With a 30 day money back guarantee and lifetime access, you can be confident in your purchase. Lifetime access will also allow you to take as long as you need to complete the course, and will allow you to go back and review lectures that you have previously complete. It's a fail safe way of learning the violin.
Who this course is for:
- This is a course for anyone who wants to learn the viola. It is a true beginner course.
- This course would work well for anyone that doesn't have previous music experience.
- This course is good for anyone interested in fundamentals and techniques and mastering those.