MusicYears 0–2Violin

Violin Initial Grade: Technique

Correct bow hold and violin posture; pizzicato; basic bow strokes on open strings

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Pretend your 🎻 violin is a sleepy cat. You hold it very gently under your chin, like this!

  2. 2

    Where does your chin go when you hold the violin?

  3. 3

    Tap the bow on the 🎻 strings — but only the middle part, like a fairy tapping a flower!

  4. 4

    Let's make a sound together! 🎵

  5. 5

    How should you hold the bow?

  6. 6

    Now tap the bow on the 🅰️ string — that's the one closest to your face!

  7. 7

    Which string is closest to your face?

Practise Violin Initial Grade: Technique with Whizlo

Free AI-tutored lessons, unlimited practice questions, and progress tracking for ages 4–7. Aligned to the UK National Curriculum.