Master Violin Playing

Learn Music Skills and Playing from Scratch

Arts & Hobbies 4.4(59)3h 29m20 lectures1 section

What you'll learn

Learn the basics of playing the violin
Understand different playing techniques
Apply a variety of musical maqams
Master reading sheet music
Play simple musical pieces
Manage your time while playing

About this course

This course explains how to play the violin from zero, and it is designed for beginners who want to enter the world of music through the violin. You learn the basic playing skills and the different techniques, then learn to read sheet music and musical maqams, and how to apply what you learned to simple pieces. The course moves gradually from the basics to practice: you start by understanding the instrument and how to handle it, then move on to exercises that build your skill step by step, until you reach playing musical pieces. It suits anyone who loves the violin and wants to learn it, whether you are a child, a young person, or an adult, and whether you have never held the instrument or tried it a little. No previous music experience is needed, and all you need is a violin and a willingness to practice regularly. The course focuses on hands-on practice with every new skill so that it sticks. By the end, you will be able to play the violin with confidence, read sheet music, understand the different techniques, and compose simple pieces.

Expected outcomes

Develop basic violin playing skills
Understand various playing techniques
Learn to read musical notes
Increase confidence in musical performance
Explore different music genres on the violin

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Course content

Mastering Piano Playing

20 lectures

Parts of the Piano and Basics of Playing ItIntroduces the piano, its parts and types, how it differs from the organ, correct sitting and playing posture, finger numbering, and what the three pedals do and when to use them.10:27
Basic Notes on the Piano
Exercises for the Right HandGives right-hand piano exercises using different finger patterns, ascending, descending and shifting up or down the scale, to build finger speed and agility through daily practice.
Exercises for the Left Hand
Exercises for the Right and Left Hand TogetherGives piano exercises for both hands together with different finger patterns, to coordinate the hands and build finger speed and agility.13:02
Playing the First Melody on the Piano with Metronome and Sheet MusicCovers playing a first melody on the piano with a metronome, reading sheet music and both clefs, and working out note durations within a measure according to the time signature.26:54
Raised and Lowered Notes on the Piano (Sharps and Flats)Explains sharp and flat notes on the piano (diaz and bemol), their positions on the black keys, and when a note is called sharp or flat depending on the scale.7:47
The Meaning of Scale, Number of Scales, Their Notes, and the Phrygian Scale on the Piano with SongsDefines a musical scale and its notes, then explains the Kurd (Phrygian) scale, its interval rule and transposition to other notes, with a sample song in that scale.16:58
The Major Scale on the PianoExplains the Ajam (major) scale on the piano, plays a song in it section by section, and covers its interval rule and how to transpose it to other notes.12:38
The Natural Minor Scale on the PianoExplains the Nahawand (natural minor) scale on the piano starting from La, with a sample song, its interval rule, and how to transpose it to other notes.13:06
The Church ModesExplains the church modes derived from the Ajam (major) scale, their names such as Dorian, Mixolydian and Locrian, and how to transpose them with the interval rule.8:28
The Harmonic Minor Scale on the PianoExplains the Hijaz (harmonic minor) scale on the piano, how it differs from Ajam through sol sharp, playing it with both hands, the song El Helwa Di, and its interval rule and transposition.14:25
Basic ChordsExplains what chords are and how triads are built, the intervals of major and minor chords, power, diminished and augmented chords, and how chords are named with letters.14:12
Chord Circles and Their Relation to ScalesExplains what a chord progression is and how it is built, with the chord rule for the major, Nahawand, Phrygian and Hijaz scales and which chords suit each scale.10:11
Progressions and IntervalsExplains intervals and how they are named, how they name chords, sus2, sus4, seventh and sixth chords, and transition chords that move the music between scales.12:13
Rhythms (Tango or March Rhythm)Explains rhythm patterns on the piano and how the hands combine them, focusing on the tango or march rhythm, practiced with a metronome while switching chords and adding a simple melody.7:13
The Eastern Divided RhythmExplains the oriental maqsum rhythm on the piano, a dum in the left hand and tak in the right, practiced with a metronome while switching chords and adding simple notes.4:29
Some Rhythms and Arpeggio on the PianoCovers several popular piano rhythms such as the fox, the slow malfouf and soft strumming, plus the arpeggio rhythm, practiced with chords and a metronome.24:20
Piece La cumparsitaTeaches the piece La Cumparsita on the piano with a tango rhythm, using its main chords and a scale between Nahawand and Hijaz, played section by section with the chords.5:24
Increasing Playing Speed on the Piano - Piece Für EliseCovers how to build playing speed on the piano through daily practice and handling mistakes, then teaches Für Elise with chords and left-hand arpeggios.7:36