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She correctly explains how to tune a violin, but the video is extremely lengthy and she has a tendency to over-explain. In my opinion, a 15 minute video is not required to teach someone how to tune a violin. Also, the poor audio quality is somewhat annoying.

I think she does a good job of explaining and demonstrating how to vary dynamics on the violin. The only negative is she has a tendency to over explain, but it is still a great learning tool and some beginners may need the over explanation.

The point of this video is to teach the viewer how to play the chorus of "Call Me Maybe," but the person who made the video does a terrible job. He plays with very poor technique, and his explanation of how to play the song is confusing. When naming the notes used in the song, he continually says the wrong note names, and he even names the violin strings incorrectly. To top it off, when he actually plays the chorus, he plays entirely wrong notes.

In this video, the person is supposed to be giving a tutorial of the song Viva La Vida for violin. What they actually end up doing is just playing the song at an awkward angle and don't actually explain what their doing.

The point of her video is to show people how to play a zelda song on the violin. The information she gives isn't bad, but she talks for WAY too long at the beginning, over explains things, and takes a lot of time. I like that she wanted to demonstrate the song for different ability levels, but she should probably make separate videos.

Since I know most people in the class aren't aiming to be string teachers, I thought I would post this important site in case any of you is thrown into a string teacher position. Super important for all string teachers, so keep it in mind if you end up teaching violin!

This tutorial is well done. She explains the basic movement needed to start vibrato, uses close-up screen shots so that the viewer can see exactly what her wrist and fingers are doing, and shows the progression from beginning vibrato to more advanced vibrato. She also explains what beginning student vibrato should sound like. I think this is a great video for students who are starting to learn vibrato.

His explanation of bow hold is clear and he uses analogies that are very appropriate for young violinists to help them understand the shape of the hand. I also like that he teaches bow hold on a pencil and emphasizes that the hand should feel relaxed and natural.