From Zero to Mozart

The whole path

Ten stages, from the first open string to reading Mozart. You can start learning from each stage the day it’s up. 349 of 359 lessons live.

  1. 0

    Setup

    The instrument, the hold, tuning, your first open string.

  2. 1

    First position & the staff

    Every note on every string, and how to read it off the page.

  3. 2

    Rhythm

    When and how long — the pulse before the instrument.

  4. 3

    Score symbols

    Dynamics, articulation, ornaments, repeats — everything else on the page.

  5. 4

    Scales & musicianship

    Keys, major and minor, intervals — why the notes are arranged as they are.

  6. 5

    The bow

    Tone, and the core strokes — détaché, legato, martelé, and outward.

    Foundation reached

  7. 6

    Beyond first position

    Shifting, positions two to seven, double stops.

  8. 7

    Vibrato & expression

    When you're ready — and phrasing, the thing it all serves.

  9. 8

    Sight-reading & ear training

    Reading fluently, and building the ear from the ground up.

    Intermediate reached

  10. 9

    The repertoire journey

    A hundred tunes, then the giants, then Mozart's Third.