Free Resources

Instructional Sites We Love

• Todd Ehle (Professor V)
• The Violin Lab
• Free downloadable or streamable drones, or reference pitches
• Fantastic music theory and ear training
• Free “speedshifter” program from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music
• Suzuki Association of the Americas

Trusted YouTube Channels

• Professor V (Todd Ehle)

Books

• Music Theory For Dummies
• “Teaching from the Balance Point”, by Edward Kreitman
• “Violin Playing as I Teach It”, by Ivan Galamlian
• “The Art of Violin Playing”, by Carl Flesch
• “Nurtured by Love”, by Shinichi Suzuki
• “The Suzuki Violinist”, by William Starr

Sheet Music

• Virtual Sheet Music
• Free downloadable sheet music in the public domain

Classical Music Resources

• List of free online classical radio stations
• Classical Internet radio

Great Performers and Performances

• Your local library might have a membership to one or more classical listening sites.
• Performance Today: performances, interviews, and more
• Symphony Cast: Great symphonies

Paid Resources

• www.classical.com (unlimited listening, huge library, monthly fee)
• www.classicalarchives.com (unlimited streaming, huge library, monthly fee; can search by artist name if you know a violinist you want to hear)

Violin Community

• Violinist.com
• TakeLessons.com

Fiddle Resources

• A virtual play along offering free printable music for a handful of Celtic tunes
• A virtual play along with hundreds of mostly old-time fiddle tunes and printable chord charts.
• Fiddler’s Companion (resource for fiddle tunes)
• Free downloadable public domain classical sheet music