Before you start your violin lessons, it is best that you buy yourself a violin so that you can practice at home. If this is your first violin, buying one should be relatively. It is best that you get the cheapest one as you wouldn’t need a really good one until the third year (and also just in case you suddenly decide that violin lessons are not the instrument for you.
All violin lessons should begin with holding the bow. Although this might sound simple, it is important that you get it right at an early stage.There are many ways to hold a bow, but I am going to show you how I have been taught and how I have been using it for the past 20 years. Generally, you usually use your right hand to hold the bow. You use your thumb, middle finger and your ring finger to hold the bow. Imagine doing an ‘OK’ sign with these three fingers. Instead of putting all the fingertips together, the tip of your thumb should be resting between the ring and middle finger, around the first crease.
Throughout my many violin lessons in the past, I have been taught many ways but found this method to be the most comfortable. You can practice holding a bow with a pencil or stick.
