[Violin] Recommended practice pieces for violin beginners. Famous pieces you’ll want to try playing.
Even as adults, many of us still dream of one day playing the violin with elegance.
When you finally take the plunge, buy a violin, and get ready to play, choosing the right practice pieces becomes very important.
If you don’t find the music engaging, you won’t keep up with practice; but if it’s too difficult, you might give up quickly.
In this article, we’ve put together a list of pieces that are perfect for beginner violin practice.
We’ve included not only classical masterpieces, but also popular tunes that are favorites for violin performance.
These are all well-known songs, and there are plenty of beginner-friendly arrangements available, so you can feel confident starting out.
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[Violin] Recommended practice pieces for violin beginners: Famous pieces you might want to try playing (31–40)
Wedding MarchFelix Mendelssohn
One of the two marches often played for the bride and groom’s entrance or exit at weddings.
This Mendelssohn Wedding March is a piece from the incidental music to A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Along with Wagner’s Wedding March, the “Bridal Chorus” from the opera Lohengrin, it is frequently used.
The original is a bit longer, but for beginning violinists, practicing just the famous phrases is more than sufficient.
It doesn’t require high positions and has an easy-to-follow melody, so listen to the piece on CDs or videos, learn it by ear, and work hard on your bowing.
Aim to perform it with the power of the triplets and a brilliant tone.
Always With MeKimura Yumi
I’d like to introduce a song by Yumi Kimura, who performed the theme song for Studio Ghibli’s masterpiece Spirited Away.
Born in Osaka Prefecture, Kimura is a singer and composer who studied abroad in the United States alone at age 16, majoring in piano at California State University.
After returning to Japan, she aimed to become a vocalist, but temporarily gave up due to health issues.
She then explored a new musical path while studying meditation and the relationship between body and mind.
This work carries a profound message centered on dreams, hope, and the cycles of life, with the power to heal and encourage listeners.
Released in July 2001, the song is also recommended for beginner violinists.
Its gentle melody and heartfelt lyrics will help boost your practice motivation.
To practice a piece with flats on the violin, you’ll need knowledge of accidentals.
Be careful not to habitually add a sharp to F from your scale practice.
The Re–Mi–Fa interval becomes narrower.
The melody itself is simple, so you’ll be able to play it in no time!
golden wedding anniversaryGabriel Marie
This is the only surviving gavotte-like piece from Mari’s present-day works.
It was originally written for orchestra and for solo piano, but thanks to its beautiful melody, it has been widely loved in an arrangement for violin and piano.
The earliest recording in Japan is a 1934 SP record by Suwa Nejiko at the age of fourteen.
German DanceCarl Ditters Baron von Dittersdorf
This is an easy dance piece in a waltz style with a triple meter that doesn’t require many advanced skills.
It’s even more enjoyable to play with piano accompaniment.
It’s perfect for practicing position shifts and a gentle, relaxed vibrato.
Since it’s relatively short, try practicing it all the way through multiple times.
Prelude and AllegroFritz Kreisler
For beginner violinists, Kreisler’s “Prelude and Allegro” is a truly intriguing choice.
With its beautiful melodies and engaging technical passages, the piece has a structure that is easy for first-time players to grasp and helps develop accurate intonation and rhythm.
It is also recommended for cultivating a wide range of expression, and there’s no doubt your skills will improve as you experience the joy of performing it.
Minuet in G majorLudwig van Beethoven
Composed by the great master of classical music, Beethoven, this piece is recommended for those who have just started playing the violin.
Let’s play its beautiful melody to the elegant three-beat rhythm of a minuet.
Written around 1795, this early Beethoven work is a masterpiece that already showcases his talent.
Its delicate and graceful melodic lines are distinctive and soothing to listeners.
It’s a familiar piece often used in films and TV shows, which can boost your motivation to practice.
Why not practice slowly and carefully, and immerse yourself in Beethoven’s world?
MelodyPyotr Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky is renowned for his beautiful, story-like, and moving melodies.
This piece is also a lovely one that will make you want to pair it with piano accompaniment.
It’s suitable for beginners who have a solid foundation.
Start by slowing the tempo, and raise it as you become more comfortable.
Country danceCarl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber
It’s a very cheerful and lively piece that makes you want to start dancing just by listening.
The piece is relatively short overall, making it easy to work on playing it through to the end.
It incorporates many staccatos, providing good practice in dynamics within them.
BourréeGeorg Friedrich Händel
The original piece is an Oboe Sonata (in F major, HWV 363a), and there are also arrangements for flute sonata.
This fourth piece is performed on various instruments such as piano and violin.
The bourrée is a dance that originated in France and Spain, and harpsichord pieces by Handel and Bach are well known examples.
Minuet No. 3Christian Petzold
This is a work by Christian Petzold that was long attributed to the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach.
Although originally for keyboard, its simple melody and musical development make it approachable, and it’s also friendly for the violin, making it ideal as an etude.
It provides practice in the G major scale and in triple meter, and with many fifth- and sixth-interval leaps, it also allows for string-crossing practice.
Start by ensuring accurate intonation and practicing to keep your bowing at the proper angle, and aim to play it musically.