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Dont know if this will help you but there is a website that offer free classes in a variety of musical instuments but its done online. I think its Hear and Play.My sister takes piano classes but also use this site so “push” herself even more.

Dont give up your dream just becuase you are short strapped for cash right now and dont be discouraged.Dont cry over your lack of finances,instead celebrate what you have and right now its a violin.

Blessings in all you do.

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It depends on what she wants to get out of it. As a player since I was 4 years old, I doubt I would be anywhere near the level I am at today from instruction from a DVD. It would teach her the basics, I’m sure, but if she makes a mistake, there’s no one there to help her fix it, or to show her. Showing me my mistakes and then showing me how to correct it was very important when it came to my learning. If she just wants it as some sort of hobby, I guess a DVD could teach her to play a some songs. Using her violin to make a career for herself or playing in college? Well…DVD will certainly not cut it.

I know there’s tons of instructional DVDs out there for guitar. It seems like the same concept, but it’s not really. Even learning guitar from an instructional video is difficult, but then add the difficulty of trying to teach a proper bow hold, the lack of frets on a violin neck, and how to hold the instrument itself, and there’s a problem. A private teacher would be able to personally put temporary tapes on her violin, so she would know where to put her fingers for the notes. I don’t have any recommendations for DVD’s, because I would never recommend using one to really learn well. A private teacher is your best bet, but definitely look for some sort of public youth orchestra she could perhaps get involved with. Even my elementary school offered an after school orchestra program for beginners, which is where my friend learned to play. Paired with private lessons, she became very good, very fast.

The violin is a great instrument to play! I hope your daughter gets something out of it.

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Go over the treble clef and make sure you know what the notes are. If possible find them on the violin (the open strings from bottom to top are GDAE).

If you have long hair, tie it back or put it up. Take off any rings or bracelets. Have a tape recorder if possible. Bring a pencil and a notebook.

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1. If you are really good and knolwedgeable, yes.
2. Word of mouth, flyers in music stores, use your marketing sense.
3. In a professional setting, yes. You’d need degrees in music, and music peformance; however if you’re just doing a sort of private lessons gig on the side, you don’t need a degree, you just need to be good enough to be worth the money spent to pay you.