Violin Methods Certificate Program

interlochen online violin methods certificate program

Next session begins Jan. 12

Tuition Rate: $799

Rates increase Jan. 1

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Strengthen your intonation, bowing, rhythm, and practice routines. By completing this certificate program, you’ll develop a structured process for improving your technique, expanding your performance skills to a multitude of musical styles, and gaining practical experience in self-recording techniques.

Taught by a world-class violinist and educator, the Violin Methods certificate program offers a unique opportunity to deepen your craft, earn a valuable credential, and receive credit from Interlochen. This program is designed for both adults and teens and consists of three four-week courses that must be taken in sequential order.

Violin Methods 1

✔Play practice patterns for any scale to improve intonation, bowing, and rhythm
✔Build an efficient and effective practice routine to make the most of your time
✔Perform for your teacher and classmates while giving and receiving constructive feedback
✔Make a rhythmic “obstacle course” to improve your sight-reading skills
✔Measure your progress through before-and-after videos of your playing and feedback from your teacher

Violin Methods 2

✔Improve bow speed, weight, and contact point to produce controlled tone and dynamics across various sections of the bow
✔Accurately identify and execute a range of dynamics while playing
✔Strengthen rhythmic accuracy and confidence to execute complex rhythmic patterns, focusing on syncopations, off-beat entrances, and rests
✔Play major and minor scales, along with two-octave finger patterns, with improved technical execution

Violin Methods: Exploring Pop, Celtic, & Jazz

✔Perform and record violin parts in pop music, including both background and lead roles, while understanding their role in studio settings
✔Demonstrate proficiency in traditional folk fiddle techniques, including left-hand and right-hand embellishments, and apply them to Celtic, bluegrass, and other folk tunes
✔Gain improvisational skills in jazz by learning rhythmic patterns, blues scales, and chord progressions and applying them to both structured and spontaneous jazz settings
✔Develop technical and professional skills to record in commercial music settings, including mic placement, studio etiquette, and self-recording techniques
Courses

Tuition

$ 897   $799

Ages

Teens: Grades 6-12

Adult Learners: Ages 18+

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Expert guidance
Receive direct, personalized feedback from a professional artist.
Collaborate
Work with your instructor and peers through messaging or optional real-time weekly classes.
Learn on your own schedule
Explore meaningful instruction in about five hours a week per course.
Real growth
Develop skills and projects that are important to your artistic and professional growth.
For all students:

✔ A respected credential from Interlochen Online
✔ Physical and shareable digital certificate upon completion
✔ A portfolio of completed, polished projects
✔ A strengthened résumé, college application, or LinkedIn profile

For middle school and high school students:

✔ An official transcript awarding high school credit
✔ Accreditation by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS)

No, course sections are designed for their respective age groups, either for adults (students 18 and older) or young people (students under 18).

Yes, there are eight sessions of courses per year. View the academic calendar for more session dates.

Meet the Faculty

Sue Buzzard

Instructor of Violin

Questions? Speak with an Advisor.

Email: online@interlochen.org 

Phone: 231.276.5990 

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Become a More Versatile Violinist

Get access to How to Play Pop, Jazz, Celtic, Scottish, and Americana on Violin, an exclusive guide developed by Interlochen Online faculty.

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