International Minifiddlers is a distance education solution in violin studies developed by Caprice Oy We offer:
- Real-time online trainings with i.a.
We offer online violin pedagogy courses and e–learning for music schools, violin pedagogues, students and families with the Colourstrings method. Géza Szilvay / our Colourstrings Specialist through video connection with the Colourstrings method.
- Online courses that serve as a complete guide on how to teach children to play violin with the Colourstrings method. Both real-time training and online course give practical help and tools for teaching the challening beginner phase of violin playing.
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🎻 Exploring the whole fingerboard from the first lessons
In the Colourstrings Method, children use the entire fingerboard from the beginning, combined with flageolets. This playful approach keeps the hand relaxed and light, and it prevents the thumb from becoming rigid — laying the foundation for smooth and easy shifting later on.
👉 Watch the full clip on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbt8yVu3CVM
🎶 Want to dive deeper into this phase?
The Colourstrings Beginner Package includes Géza’s Lectures for Colourstrings Violin ABC Books A & B and the Year 1 Minifiddlers videos — essentially the materials for the entire first year:
👉 https://www.minifiddlers.org/online-courses/colourstrings-beginner-package
Exploring the whole fingerboard | Géza Szilvay & Colourstrings Method 🎻 Exploring the whole fingerboard from the very first lessonsIn the Colourstrings Method, children use the entire fingerboard from the beginning, combined w...
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🎻 July Special: 50% Off Our Online Training Packages!
Looking for fresh tools and inspiration for teaching young beginners? Or want to revisit the essentials of the Colourstrings method? For a limited time, get 50% off two of our comprehensive video packages for violin teachers:
🎶 Géza’s Colourstrings Lectures: Books A–D
8+ hours of in-depth guidance from Prof. Géza Szilvay on what, when, how, and why to teach during the student’s first 3-4 years of violin playing.
🎶 Colourstrings Beginner Package
A complete weekly lesson plan with demonstration videos for teaching the challenging early stages of violin playing.
✨ Use code JULY50 at checkout (valid until July 31st, 2025)
👉 https://www.minifiddlers.org
Here’s a short video introduction to the Book A Lecture, included in both packages:
📽️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA1rdx59d8g
How to teach violin for kids with Colourstrings - Book A Learn how to teach violin for children with Colourstrings Method 🎻 More about Book A online course here: https://www.minifiddlers.org/online-courses/colours...
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