Intermediate Violin Course (10 Weeks)

Intermediate Violin Course (10 Weeks)

Develop your violin playing from early Grade 3 towards Grade 5 level.

If your preferred course date/time option is fully booked, please email support@stringschool.uk to join the waiting list!

• Duration: 90 minutes
• Day (London): Wednesdays 8pm or Saturdays 1.45pm
• Tutor: Javier Montañana (Weds) and Marisol Hillier (Sat)
  assisted by Simon Hewitt Jones
• Venue: Whitcomb Street Studio, London WC2H 7DT

Term Dates - New Year 2026

Week 1: week commencing 12th January
Week 2: w/c 19th January
Week 3: w/c 26th January
Week 4: w/c 2nd February
Week 5: w/c 9th February
Half Term: week commencing 16th February (no regular classes)
Week 6: w/c 23rd February
Week 7: w/c 2nd March
Week 8: w/c 9th March
Week 9: w/c 16th March
Week 10: w/c 23rd March

End of Term Concert: Saturday 28th March
(venue and times to be confirmed)

Introduction

Welcome to the Intermediate Violin Course, a 10-week in-person programme (90 minutes per week), designed to help you develop secure intermediate-level technique and musicianship.

This course is for learners who have completed the Beginner Violin Course or are playing at around Grade 2 level and above. It will help you consolidate your existing skills, extend your technique, and explore more challenging repertoire with confidence.

You'll also learn:

• Violin Technique: Refine your existing technique, then start to build the skills you need to tackle more advanced repertoire.
• Reading Music: Develop greater fluency in reading more complex music, and build confidence with intermediate-level sight-reading.
• How to Practise: Learn how to practise effectively in order to develop a secure technique and make speedy progress.
• How to Perform: Develop the skills and confidence to perform in front of a live audience!

Course Curriculum
In this 10-week course, you will explore a wide range of topics, including:

• Developing Expressive Vibrato
• Chromatic Scales
• Advanced Finger Patterns
• Intonation (playing in tune)
• Double Stopping and Chords
• Tone Production
• Natural and Artificial Harmonics
• Sight-Reading
• Shifting (including 2nd and 3rd position)
• Intermediate Bowing Techniques (String Crossing, Off-String Strokes)
• Coordination and Dexterity
• Rhythm and Pulse
• Practising

Who is this course for?
This course is ideal for committed learners who are ready to move beyond the Beginner level. It is suitable for players who have completed the Beginner Violin Course or who are working at around Grade 2–3 level, and who can play fluently across first position using all four fingers.

Why take this course

• Personal Development - Connect with your creative side, and develop practice methods and performance techniques that can be transferred to many other areas of your life!
• Meet Likeminded Learners - London String School learners come from all sorts of backgrounds and walks of life.
• Take Time for Yourself! In our busy, connected, city lives, there's rarely a time to stop and disconnect. Switch off to focus entirely on the violin, and 90 minutes later you'll emerge refreshed and energised by the power of music!

Course Requirements
To enroll in this course, you'll need your own violin and bow. We also recommend buying a music stand.

To take part in the Intermediate Violin Course you will need to be playing fluently in 1st position (in time, in tune, with a good sound) and have some basic experience of 3rd position and minor scale patterns.

Course Certification
Upon successful completion of the course, you will receive a record of achievement certifying that you have completed the Intermediate Violin Course!

Course Instructors

Marisol, Javier, Simon and David will guide you through this learning journey with support from our outstanding team of learning advisors.

Click here to meet the StringSchool teaching team!

Course Reviews

Here's what some of our past students have said about our courses:

”[You have] enabled me to relearn the violin! Over the last few years I’ve gone from playing open strings to grade 5, enjoying performing solos and a wide variety of group numbers along the way. With no auditions or minimum standard it really is open to all and a great supportive environment!” - Georgina