Finger Patterns for Violin

If we only played in the key of D Major, we wouldn’t need to learn these, but
there are many different keys and many more different note names than what we
learn in Sound Innovations Book 1. 

Even though you won’t play all of these until middle school, it’s important that
you start to learn some of the different patterns that your hands will have to play
in. If you stay in finger pattern 1 for too long, it will be difficult to learn how to
shape your hand differently.
Finger Pattern 1:
Finger Pattern 2:
Finger Pattern 3:
Finger Pattern 4:
Are there more finger patterns?

Of course!

But most of the others you won’t use unless you study privately or start playing
much more advanced music.  Here’s a diagram of the basic 12 finger patterns
that violinists use. Happy practicing!!