} String Crossing

Introduction to String Crossing

The repertoire has a seemingly bewildering array of string-crossing patterns compounded by…

This is a whole-arm string-crossing action. It helps to notice the rise…

Place the bow on the bridge, then roll across the bridge in…

A close-up view of the point of contact of bowhair and strings.

By practising this exercise slurred, you can focus on the string-crossing action.…

Practising with three bows per note maintains the same string-crossing patterns as…

Find a balanced right-elbow level by playing two open strings together. Gradually…

To develop the pivot string-cross action, use a friendly hand or a…

This forearm string cross uses a pivoting action from the elbow. The…

The pivot string-crossing action is an essential action that is used throughout…

Create a musical shape which brings out the changes between the dissonances…

This is a practice point for the pivot string-cross passage in Bars…

The red sticker shows the path of the bow screw while crossing…

Notice the flexible bowchange action in the hand and fingers while playing…

Practising with slurs allows us to focus on the rise and fall…

Here the whole arm crosses strings in both a clockwise and anticlockwise…