VSM: Violin Lessons

About VSM: Violin Lessons

Virtual Sheet Music's Violin Lessons Videos give you violin lessons and violin insights from our violin experts Prof. William Fitzpatrick and Lora Staples. If you are a violinist, violin teacher, a violin student or simply a violin enthusiast, these videos are for you.

Publisher

Virtual Sheet Music

Category

arts · music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 May 2013

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

310 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026

   William Fitzpatrick: Eugene Ysaye: First the Hands, Then the Head - From the Violin Expert

   https://www.virtualsheetmusic.com/experts/william/eugene-ysaye-first-the-hands-t/ - An exploration of Belgian virtuoso Eugene Ysaye, tracing his rich pedagogical heritage back through Massart, Kreutzer, Spohr, and Vieuxtemps. The script details the story behind his six landmark Solo Violin Sonatas, each dedicated to a prominent contemporary violinist including Szigeti, Thibaud, Enescu, Kreisler, Crickboom, and Quiroga—and shares teaching anecdotes from students Josef Gingold and Nathan Milstein.

2. 

   16 Sept 2026

   William Fitzpatrick: Michele Auclair: The Person, not the Repertoire - From the Violin Expert

   https://www.virtualsheetmusic.com/experts/william/michele-auclair-the-person-not/ - A look at the artistic journey of French violinist Michele Auclair, tracing her training under three legendary violin lineages, her international solo career, her study with physical and psychological specialists Theodore and Alice Pashkus, and her influential teaching legacy at the Conservatoire de Paris, New England Conservatory, and Schola Cantorum.

3. 

   2 Sept 2026

   William Fitzpatrick: Carl Flesch: Scales Are Unavoidable - From the Violin Expert

   https://www.virtualsheetmusic.com/experts/william/carl-flesch-scales-are-unavoid/ - Most violinists remember the dreaded Scale System by Carl Flesch as a rite of passage. In this video, we explore why Flesch redesigned technical practice away from traditional methods like Hrimaly, Schradieck, and Ševčík, how he organized his daily cross-sections by key, and what life was really like inside his famous masterclass studio alongside legendary students like Ida Haendel and Henryk Szeryng.

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YouTube views

48,348,501

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

16 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 41 / 100

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Quality

25

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

51

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