1. Book: The Essential Elements for Strings has everything you need to get started learning.

2. Rosin: Scratch the top layer of it and apply to to your bow. This will create friction between your bow and strings.

3. Shoulder rest: For people with long necks, this will allow you to play without having to tilt your neck.

4. Tuner: Always tune your violin before practicing or playing.

5. Fret decal: Aids with proper finger placement.

6. Mute: Learning to play the violin takes A LOT of practice. Use this mute if you want to maximize your practice time without bothering others.

7. Microfiber cloth: ALWAYS wipe you violin after playing it or the resin will ruin the paint on your instrument. 

8. Other fun books: Once you start getting more comfortable playing, you can try fun book with more popular songs.

• Frozen Violin Play-Along
• Frozen 2 Violin Play-Along
• Queen Violin Play-Along
• The Greatest Showman Play-Along for Violin

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