Torrington High School Music Department - Torrington, Connecticut 06790

The Torrington High School Orchestra is the oldest performing ensemble at Torrington High School. Started in the late 1890's the Orchestra has a rich history of musical excellence. In 2000 the Orchestra was selected to perform at the Olympic Games in Sydney Australia. The Orchestra has also received numerous 1st Place Awards in Williamsburg, VA and Boston, MA. Recently the Orchestra has premiered "Vision for String Orchestra and Percussion" by Connecticut Composer Timothy Wallace and performs annually with the Torrington Symphony.

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Todd Ehle is a professor at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi Texas. Professor Ehle has given us permission to post his entire Violin Lesson library on our website for you. These video lessons are NOT to take the place of a private lesson teacher but to enhance your playing.
Bare Basics! Violin Lessons; Introduction and Purpose Violin Lesson #35; Tuning pt.1(Advanced:see description) Violin Lesson #36;Tuning the Violin Pt.2 Violin Lesson #1-(Holding the Bow(bow hold), pt.1 Violin Lesson #2; Holding the Bow(bow hold) pt.2 Violin Lesson #3,Holding the Bow(bow hold)pt.3 Violin Lesson #4; The Hold & Finger Placement Pt. 1 Violin Lesson #5;The Hold Finger Placement pt. 2 Violin Lesson #6; The Hold & Finger Placement pt. 3	Bare Basics Part2 Violin Lesson #11;Straight Bowing Techniques pt.1 Violin Lesson #12; Straight Bowing techniques, pt. 2 Violin Lesson #13 The Balance Point and Lifting the Bow Violin Lesson #14 Detache' Bowing(see description info) Violin Lesson #15;Tone Production Techniques Violin Lesson #16;Retakes-lifts Violin Lesson #17;the Rebound(see Retakes-Lifts first)	Playing in Tune Violin Lesson #34; Ear Training Exercise Violin Lesson #18; Playing in Tune, part 1 Violin Lesson #19;Playing in Tune,pt.2 Violin Lesson #8 AND #37;Playing in Tune pt.3 Violin Lesson #38(review #8 1st);Playing in Tune pt.4 Violin Lesson #39;Playing in Tune pt.5(Drone Pitch) Violin Lesson #45; Playing in Tune pt.6

Basic: The Next Level Legato and String Crossings: Violin Lesson #40; Legato Bowing-smooth bow changes Violin Lesson #7 String Crossing Pt. 1 Violin Lesson #9 String Crossing pt. 2 Violin Lesson #10;String Crossing pt.3 Violin Lesson #27;String Crossing pt.4 Violin Lesson #47; String Crossing pt.5(fast) Violin Lesson #48 String Crossings pt.6 (w/slurs) Violin Lesson #52;String Crossings pt.7	Basic: The Next Level Part 2 A Little More Advanced Bowing((Martele, Colle, Spicatto, Sautille) Violin Lesson #30 Martele' Bowing Violin Lesson #44 Colle' Bowing Violin Lesson #29;Bouncing Strokes(spiccato bowing) Violin Lesson #49; Sautille Bowing pt.1 Violin Lesson #50; Sautille' Bowing Pt. 2 Violin Lesson #53, Sautille Bowing pt.3(one more approach)	Making Notes and Beyond--including good posture-- Beyond the Basics Violin Lesson #20;Relax! Relaxation Techniques Violin Lesson #21;Relaxation and Balance(read description) Note: These videos are only an example of flow and posture. Todd does not particularly recommend moving around with the fiddle as he demonstrates here, but does suggest learning to relax and flow with the instrument as a general direction.


Shifting Violin Lesson #32;4 types of shifts Violin Lesson #33;4 types of Shifts(part 2) Violin Lesson #28; Finding 3rd Position in Vivaldi A Minor Violin Lesson #31;finding 2nd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th positions	Double Stops:3rds, Octaves, and Tenths Violin Lesson #41; Introduction To Double-Stops pt.1 Violin Lesson #42; Introduction to Double-Stops pt.2 Violin Lesson #43; Introduction to Double Stops pt.3 Violin Lesson #54;Intro to 3rds Violin Lesson #51;Octaves Violin Lesson #55; Intro to 10ths(ex. from Bruch Concerto) Violin Lesson #56;10ths-pt2(pt 1 is more important)	Vibrato Violin Lesson #22;Wrist(hand)Vibrato techniques pt.1 Violin Lesson #23; Wrist(hand) Vibrato Techniques Pt. 2 Violin Lesson #24; Wrist(hand) Vibrato pt3 Violin Lesson #25; Arm Vibrato techniques, pt 1 Violin Lesson #26;Arm Vibrato Techniques pt.2