Free violin practice tracks and a fingerboard app for all 60 Wohlfahrt studies, organised by étude number, beat type and tempo — from Aria’s Violin Studio in Auckland, New Zealand.
Franz Wohlfahrt’s 60 Studies for the Violin, Op. 45 are a well-known set of études used to build core violin technique. This free library is designed to make daily Wohlfahrt practice easier by putting the studies and play-along MP3 tracks in one place.
Choose a Wohlfahrt study below, then practise with the available crotchet or quaver pulse at different tempos. A slower track can help you settle intonation, rhythm, bow control and coordination before you move to a quicker tempo. The aim is simple: practise accurately first, then build fluency.
The fingerboard apps use the notes of Philipp Büttgenbach’s engraving of the G. Schirmer edition (ed. Gaston Blay), shared on IMSLP under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes by Aria’s Violin Studio: fingering added, double stops shown by their top note. Our version of the music is shared under the same licence (credits).
This Wohlfahrt violin practice library is part of the free Aria Violin Practice Library. I’ll continue expanding it with teaching guidance and performance videos as the project grows.
Select a study number to jump straight to its practice tracks. Every study also has its own 🎻 violin fingerboard app: the music with string and finger numbers (from the edition’s fingering), the fingerboard lighting up as it plays, slow-practice tempos, and a printable PDF. Studies marked ▶ (Nos. 1, 6 and 34) also have video lessons with bowing variations.
