} Violin Bow Technique

Example B

Here you see Andrea with her bow in the square position. Username…

The ‘square position’ is formed when the bow touches the string so…

Bow division is vitally important for phrasing. This excerpt is from “Romanze”…

Often in violin practice we concentrate on small details. However, we need…

The more fluid your body movements are, the more likely you are…

The whole When working on passages we need to isolate the individual…

To practise this bowing separate the variables and work on one at…

Planning bow division is another way of practicing tone production since it…

The pattern of notes is three at heel, four in middle, and…

Focus on the bow control in the air and a soft enough…

‘Wandering through the bow’ is excellent practice for using all the different…

Use this practice technique to improve: This is the opening of Kreutzer’s…

Practise letting the bowhair sink into the string in all parts of…

Play a passage on just the open strings to check that you…

Firstly, Fintan plays with three bows per note, to get the spiccato…

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

Bowings like collé, which start with beginning clicks, are good for practising…

Aim to move smoothly to the new string during the practice break.…

Use a metronome to practise with different groupings, as shown here. This…

In the practice breaks, analyse your performance of the notes you just…

All practice needs to be planned. This includes planning when to practise…

‘Son filé’ bowing makes an excellent bowing warm-up and helps to develop…

The upper part of the bow is lighter than the heel of…

To play softer dynamics play on the side of the hair. Change…