Digital tools by Studio Pizzicato for violin and viola teaching and practice: free games and calculators that work on any device, plus digital collections and lectures available instantly.
NEW for teachers
The Violin Teacher Toolbox
19 printables · English
Free tools
Notko Violin
The same note reading game in English: open strings, fingers and first-position notes, with a flower garden and printable certificate.
Notko Viola
Note reading game for young violists in the alto clef.
Where are the fingers?
Interactive fingerboard and quiz: students see where every finger goes in each position and hear every note – and earn badges and a printable certificate.
What size violin?
Measure your child’s arm and the calculator instantly shows the recommended violin and bow size.
Violin tuner
Hear each string (G, D, A, E) and check your pitch with the microphone – the needle shows whether the note is too low or too high. Works in the browser, no install.
Metronome
Wood-block click, visual light, accented first beat, tap tempo and a gradual tempo trainer for practice.
For teachers
The Violin Teacher Toolbox
Lesson plans, practice and motivation charts, studio posters and parent handouts – from the book Growing Violinists. Instant download.
Violin Positions eBook
Exercises and scales for violin positions, the digital edition of the book reviewed in The Strad.
Teaching Beginners With Confidence
Video lecture for violin teachers: foundations, flow and motivation in the first years of lessons.
First Notes Poster
Poster with the first notes on all four strings, for the classroom or practice corner.
Teachers’ Vision Board
A vision board for violin teachers to plan the school year and set goals for the studio.
For schools
Music schools can get a licence to print our digital collections for all their students, together with a lecture or workshop at the school. Enquiries: info@studiopizzicato.hr.