Point of Contact (Sounding Point)

When thinking about point of contact, give a number to the lanes between the fingerboard and the bridge. Close to the fingerboard, let’s call thi… …read more

For Lane 5 over the fingerboard we use a lot of bow with a lot of vibrato. We use Lane 3 for many things, including …read more

Work out the best point of contact for the sound that you want. A slow bow speed with the point of contact near the bridge …read more

Lower sounding strings are thicker and we need to adjust our point of contact accordingly. Use an etude like Kreutzer Study No.10 to practice exagg… …read more

Make sure to keep the point of contact stable when playing in rhythms. This example is Mixed Rhythms, from Planning & Practice…. New members register …read more