Top 10 Beginner Violin Mistakes and How to Fix Them (Lesson 9 of 10)

🎻 Grab your FREE Perfect Position Checklist: https://oberlin-violin-studio.kit.com... The perfect violin resource for beginners, this Checklist includes printable reminders of good violin and bow position, a visual map showing where to find all the notes in first position, plus easy sheet music with all of my fingerings included so you can follow along even if you're not reading music yet. I'm also constantly adding to this resource, so you'll get access to the future versions, too :) _____________________ In this video, I cover the top 10 mistakes beginner violinists make and how to fix them. These are specifically mistakes that, when you fix them, your sound on the violin can improve quickly and dramatically. If you didn't know, this is lesson 9 in a 10-part series about how to play the violin for COMPLETE BEGINNERS! Here are the links to all the lessons: Lesson 1--How to Play Violin for COMPLETE BEGINNERS:    • How to Play Violin for COMPLETE BEGINNERS ...   Lesson 2--Where to Find Notes on the Violin:    • Where to find Notes on the Violin (Lesson ...   Lesson 3--How to Tune Your Violin:    • How to Tune Your Violin (Lesson 3 of 10)   Lesson 4--How to Hold Your Violin Properly:    • How to Hold Your Violin Properly (Lesson 4...   Lesson 5--How to Put Finger Tapes on Your Violin:    • How to Put Finger Tapes on Your Violin (Le...   Lesson 6--How to Pluck Mary Had a Little Lamb:    • How to Pluck Mary Had a Little Lamb (Lesso...   Lesson 7--How to Hold Your Violin Bow Properly    • How to Hold Your Violin Bow Properly (Less...   Lesson 8--How to Play Mary Had a Little Lamb:    • Your First Song on Violin - Mary Had a Lit...   Lesson 9--Top 10 Beginner Violin Mistakes and How to Fix Them:    • Top 10 Beginner Violin Mistakes and How to...   Lesson 10--How to Read Violin Music without Sight-Reading Notes:    • How to Read Violin Music Without Sight-Rea...   _____________________ 🎻Welcome to Oberlin Violin Studio! Hi there! My name is Jessica Oberlin, founder of Oberlin Violin Studio. I’m a professional violinist (violin performance degree from Northwestern University) who grew up in the suburbs of Chicago. I've been teaching for over 20 years and love helping students enjoy learning this beautiful instrument with solid classical technique, great sight-reading, and even improv skills so you can jump into any genre, wherever your violin takes you. I have students ranging in age from 2.5 through mature adults. Check out my website here: https://www.oberlinviolinstudio.com _____________________ ☕️ Buy me a cup of coffee? ☕️ This channel does partially run on early mornings of video editing with coffee before the kids get up. If you enjoyed this video and would like to support my channel, I welcome your support here: https://go.oberlinviolinstudio.com/pr... _____________________ Lastly, if you’ve enjoyed this video, please subscribe to my channel and feel free to ask questions in the comments or share suggestions for future videos that would be helpful to you in your musical journey. Till next time, I hope this video inspires you to share something beautiful through your music 🧡 _____________________ Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:13 Chin tilt 3:13 Collapsed wrist 4:00 Shoulder tension 4:29 Long fingernails 5:29 Uncomfortable set-up 6:57 Not playing "on the highway" 8:00 Playing "behind your back" 10:13 Using too much or too little pressure 11:29 Not setting your fingers 13:47 Gripping the violin/bow too tightly 14:33 Bonus--Waiting to play for other people 16:11 Conclusion and next video #violin #violintutorial #violinteacher #onlineviolinlessons