I purchased this DVD along with her book,The ABCs of Violin for the Absolute Beginner, Violin Book 1I found that having a video demonstration of care and tuning of the violin to be valuable. I did think that the video is really short and doesn't go too in depth. I had to look at videos from YouTube on violin tips and care to understand better how to do things.I am 30 years old and had never touched a violin but knew I always wanted to learn. This DVD, along with the book, did help me to learn the notes, parts of the violin, and I can play a few short songs just after a week of learning and practicing. I am pretty impressed, as I always thought myself to be music illiterate! But it wasn't so bad...and this DVD is a good option.