“Easiest Elementary Method for Beginners” by Franz Wohlfahrt
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Posture
Parts of the Violin
Beginner Practice Advice
Taking Care of the Violin
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How to Choose a Shoulder Rest and Chin Rest [Premium Access]
Guitar Position
Plucking the OPen Strings
Plucking the Open Strings with Counting
Wohlfahrt Lesson 1 in Guitar Position [Premium Access]
Wohlfahrt Lesson 2 in Guitar Position [Premium Access]
Note: The next three “Bow Builder” lessons are borrowed from our “Essential Elements” page, but they are great little bow exercises, so we decided to include them here as a supplement! Please ignore the page numbers mentioned in these three lessons. (You don’t need any sheet music for these three lessons!)
Bow Builder 1 [Premium Access]
Shoulder Position
Finger Tap Exercise
Pizz in Shoulder Position
Pencil Bow Hold Exercise
Wohlfahrt Lessons 1 & 2 in Shoulder Position [Premium Access]
Coming Soon: First Finger Exercises [Coming Soon to Premium Access!]
Wohlfahrt Lesson 3
Wohlfahrt Lesson 4
2nd Finger of the E-String
Wohlfahrt Lesson 5
Wohlfahrt Lesson 7
1st and 2nd Fingers on the G-String
Straight Bow Exercise
Flexible Bow Change Exercise
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Wohlfahrt Lesson 8 [Premium Access]
Wohlfahrt Lesson 9 [Premium Access]
Wohlfahrt Lesson 10 [Premium Access]
Wohlfahrt Lesson 11 [Premium Access]
Wohlfahrt Lesson 12 [Premium Access]
3rd Finger on the E-string [Premium Access]
Wohlfahrt Lesson 13 [Premium Access]
3rd Finger on the A-string [Premium Access]
Wohlfahrt Lesson 14 [Premium Access]
Note: The next three “Bow Builder” lessons are borrowed from our “Essential Elements” page, but they are great little bow exercises, so we decided to include them here as a supplement! Please ignore the page numbers mentioned in these three lessons. (You don’t need any sheet music for these three lessons!)
Bow Builder 6 [Premium Access]
Bow Builder 7 [Premium Access]
Bow Builder 7b [Premium Access]
Next Lessons?
We hope to add more lessons from Wohlfahrt’s “Easiest elementary Method for Beginners” soon! We’re not sure yet how many videos will be uploaded in total, however, and here is no set schedule for uploading more lessons. You can continue with the PDF (click here to download the PDF) with your private teacher if you like the Wohlfahrt method. You can also explore other beginner lessons on this website, such as Essential Elements, Suzuki, and Kinsey - or click here to view the Beginner Guide for an overview of our beginner content.