} Martelé, Collé, Hookstroke & Upbow Staccato

Intro to Martelé, Collé, Hookstroke, Upbow staccato

Listening for the ‘click’ helps improve tone, articulation and coordination. The click…

In martelé the bowhair grips the string at the beginning of each…

Apply pressure at the beginning of each stroke to make the martelé…

The challenge of martelé is to find a way to efficiently contact…

Pronation is a way to apply pressure to the bow so that…

Pronate to make the martelé accent at the beginning of the stroke.

It is impossible not to respond with pressure from the finger if…

In this excerpt from Kreutzer’s “Study No.7” Fintan uses practice breaks and…

Both pizzicato and martelé are good practice techniques to help monitor and…

Definition Hook stroke is a unit of two notes in a dotted…

The rebound movement is vital for hook stroke. Hook stroke and martelé…

Make sure the bowhair has good contact with the string before each…

In this close-up you can see the bowstick pushing down. This causes…

The ability to play rhythmically while playing technical units, such as hook…

Notice how the left hand uses the gap between each unit to…

Definition “Literally, ‘glued’. A bowing in which the sound is produced by…

Use your whole arm for the circular string-crossing action. The fingers reform…

Practise your collé with a pencil. Put your left hand on your…

When we repeat any bow stroke going in the same direction we…

This additional action of the first finger allows extra release (‘give’) in…

Aim for a gentle landing. The fingers recurve in the air, ready…

Some use of collé action will help give a clear start (beginning…

Martelé can be described as a collé bowstroke, with added forearm movement…

All bow strokes that come from the air need the bow hand…