Chords & Double Stops – Violin Bow Technique +

Introduction to Chords & Double Stops

Fundamentals In double stops the fingers need to lift together and land together The left arm needs to be free and available to move to …read more

Three-Way Check

“Choose the most logical note to tune to an open string. Leave this finger stable and tune the other note to it. Take as long …read more

Combination Tone

The minor 6th and major 6th that Fintan plays are in tune. Listen for the combination tones – a lower-pitched note created by the difference …read more

3rds in C Major – Guide fingers

Just as most shifts between single notes with different fingers use a guide finger, double stops also use guide fingers and the same basic principles …read more

3rds in C Major

This is the C major scale in 3rds played without sounding out the guide fingers. SEE Scores – 3rds in C Major – Guide fingers …read more

1st & 3rd Fingers Only

One common problem with double-stop intonation is that the fingers do not correctly adjust to changes between major and minor. This is one way to …read more

2nd & 4th Fingers Only

Here is D major with every double stop played with the 2nd and 4th fingers. This is particularly useful since the 4th finger is often …read more

Bottom-Top-Top Practice on 8ves

A common issue while shifting in octaves is that the 4th finger lags behind the first finger. This exercise focuses on each finger in turn. …read more

Bowing variation for 3rds in G Major

Here Andrea plays a scale in 3rds with one of the many bowing variations that we can use. For practice to be effective we need …read more

All the Major Chords – 1 8ve

Playing all the major chords or all the minor chords in a row helps us to learn the changes of interval in a double-stop scale. …read more