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There are so many great online websites and apps for music.  If you discover one that's not on this page, email Ms. Neidhold at [email protected].


YouTube lessons for STRING players.  Tons of popular songs with music and diagrams of how to play.
Easy VIOLIN Lessons
Easy VIOLA Lessons
Easy CELLO Lessons
Bass students - You can use the CELLO channel for the notes but the finger numbers and strings will be wrong.

Play Along lessons with Christian Howe.  Try some out!
Play along lessons - CHANNEL

Michael Hopkins is a well-known teacher and composer.  This YouTube channel has lots of lessons about how to play your instrument.
Michael Hopkins - CHANNEL

ViolinPractice.com has tons of videos to help you learn your instrument.  Click around the site to find videos that will help you most.
Violin Practice .com

Here are lots of videos about tuning.  Please let Ms. Neidhold know which videos help you the most.
How to Tune a Violin for Beginners
Violin Tuning - Pegs and Fine Tuners
How to Tune a Viola for Beginners
Viola Tuning - Pegs and Fine Tuners
How to Tune a Cello for Beginners
Cello Tuning - Pegs
How to Tune a Bass

Learn fundamentals and music theory on this site.  We have already done some work in String Theory which should help you get started.
Music Theory .net

More music theory games are available here.
Theta Music Theory

Aural skills are being able to hear music and know how to write it down.  This is an awesome skill to have if you want to learn new music and can't find the printed music.  Try these out to improve your skills.
Aural Skills - CHANNEL

Noteflight is a free online music writing software.  It's amazing what you can do with Noteflight.
Noteflight

String instruments create sound with physics!  The branch of physics is called acoustics.  Here are some cool demonstrations about sound and the violin.
Violin Physics
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