Who this class is for: Adults who have no experience playing the violin, or even any instrument.

When: This class is held on Saturday afternoons or Thursday nights. It is an 8 week semester. Click here to view semester start dates and updated schedule details.

Goal: To get you oriented to the violin with all basics in, and even playing some easy tunes. Our goal is to get you ready for the Beginner class where you will dive into more complicated songs and pieces. By the end of this class, we want you to be able to pick up any easy song and be able to play it.

What You Will Learn: You will learn everything you need to start playing violin, including proper violin and bow hold, bowing fundamentals and the basics of note reading. Having this foundation will enable you to start playing songs, which you will do in this class as part of your training. As part of this course, students will play an Ode to Joy and New World Symphony warm-up. The book also contains Stand by Me by Ben E. King.

Pre-requisites: 1. Must have a violin (you may rent or buy from us). 2. Must have your nails trimmed.

Extra perks: 1. This class comes with free 3-month access to the Absolute Beginner Violin eCourse, which contains practice videos for every exercise in the book you'll be using. It also contains a free eBook download. 2. You get a physical copy of this book for free!

Who this class is not for: If you can already play the following on the violin, this class is not for you: 

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Who this class is for: Graduates of the Absolute Beginner Class (called Beginners) and students who have already learned the basics and can play a D Major scale. Late Beginners are also welcome. 

When: This class is held on Wednesdays at 6:30pm. There is also a Multi-Level class on Saturday afternoons.

Goal: 1. To improve your overall sound on the violin. 2. Learn new notes and bow techniques which can be used in variety of songs, thus increasing the number of songs you can pick up and play.

What You Will Learn: After learning the basics in Absolute Beginner, there are more notes, note durations, rhythms and bowing articulations to learn. This is the class to learn just that, thus opening up your ability to pick up almost any song you can find.

Here is one of many possible examples of what we will cover in this class:

Pre-requisites: Must have at least graduated the Absolute Beginner class OR have learned up through the D Major Scale outside of the studio. 

If you can play the following, you meet the qualifications for this class. Still have tape on your fingerboard? No problem at all.
 

This is not what we'll play in this class, but if you can play the above examples, then you can play what we're playing in class.

Who this class is not for: Intermediate and above students who feel comfortable bowing in a wide variety of circumstances and are happy with their tone. Also, students who are looking to play ensemble pieces. (Do this in the 7:30 Beginner Orchestra class) 

Who this class is for: Beginners and Late Beginner adult students who want to make music! 

When: This class is held on Wednesdays at 7:30pm. There is also a Multi-Level class on Saturday afternoons.

Goal: To have fun playing music together that is at just the right level for you.

What You Will Learn: In this class, we will play music at the level of Beginner - Late Beginner. To get an idea of the playing level, here are some examples of excerpts of songs students in this class have learned:

To find out exactly what you'll be playing any given month, check the Group Class Calendar. In this class, because of the varied skill level, exactly what you'll be playing will be determined by who is scheduled for the class. With less than 14 students in attendance, your instructor will make sure we are playing at the right difficulty level for everyone in the class.

Pre-requisites: Must be able to play a scale. Students in this class range from Beginners to Late Beginner. If you can play the following, you meet the qualifications for this class. Still have tape on your fingerboard? No problem at all. No other classes are necessary to take this class. Students can jump in any time. 
 

If you can play the above, then you can play what we're playing in class. If you can't, join the 6:30 class where we take it slower.

Who this class is not for: Absolute Beginners and Intermediate players. If you are a Beginner, Late Beginner or Early Intermediate student who wants to focus on improving your technique, join a 6:30 Technique class instead.

Who this class is for: Early Intermediate and Intermediate adult students who would like to improve or practice their technical skills.

When: This class is held on Tuesdays at 6:30pm. There is also a Multo-Level class on Saturdays at 12:30.

Goal: To improve your technique so you can increase your skill level on the violin and can play more difficult pieces.

What You Will Learn: The focus shifts between left hand and right hand technique, with new topics every 4-6 weeks. This category covers a wide range of skills, including fixing intonation issues, shifting, scales, vibrato, tone production (making a beautiful sound) and improving music reading. Check the calendar for this month's details.

Pre-requisites: Must feel comfortable reading easy music in first position. Must already feel comfortable with accidentals and slurs. If you can read and play the following, you meet the qualifications for this class.

If you can play the above, then you can play what we're playing in class.

Who this class is not for: This class is not for Absolute Beginners, Beginners or Late Beginners or students who are only looking to make music. (Do this in the 7:30 Orchestra class.)

Who this class is for: Early Intermediate and Intermediate adult students who just want to make music together!

When: This class is held on Tuesdays at 7:30pm. There is also a Multi-Level class on Saturday afternoons.

Goal: To have fun playing music together!

What You Will Do: Every fews week is slightly different. We will work on a piece for as long as necessary (usually 3 - 6 weeks), then we'll cycle it in with other recent and new pieces. Twice a year we'll have a formal concert, but we hold regular casual events where you can through recent songs once through in a casual setting. Some pieces we have played in the past:

All music is available in the Group Class Homework & Archives page, available for free to members, or, available on a subscription basis in the Store.

Pre-requisites: Must feel comfortable in first position and have some knowledge of shifting. Must be comfortable with various bow techniques, accidentals and several keys.

Who this class is not for: Absolute Beginners, Beginners and Late Beginners. Also, Intermediate or Early Intermediate students who are only looking to focus on technique music. (Do this in the 6:30 Technique class)