This excerpt is from Kreutzer’s “Study No.2”. SEE Resources – Repertoire … New members register here for VBT+ Current members please Login Username Password Remember …read more
Violin Bow Technique - page 3
Intro to Martelé, Collé, Hookstroke, Upbow staccato
Listening for the click helps improve tone, articulation and coordination. The click means the ‘attack’ of a note, that is, the start of a note. …read more
Collé with Pencil
Practise your collé with a pencil. Put your left hand on your right wrist to encourage just your hand and fingers to move. Try this …read more
Preparatory Rebounds for Collé
When we repeat any bow stroke going in the same direction we need to let the bow hold rebound or reform back to its starting …read more
Collé with 1st-Finger Release
This additional action of the first finger allows extra release (‘give’) in the base knuckles. It also gives longer collé up-bows…. New members register here …read more
Three Approaches to Upbow Staccato
Different players find different solutions to how best to play up-bow staccato. Here are three common approaches: Pronation and supination … New members register here …read more
Practice Break before String Cross
Insert a practice break before the string crossing, and maintain your bow friction as you cross strings…. New members register here for VBT+ Current members …read more
Lead with the Left Hand
The rhythmic finger-fall in the left hand is important and affects our coordination with the right arm. There are some bow-strokes (sautillé, three… New members …read more
Introduction to Bouncing Bowings
Spiccato and other strokes that are lifted for articulation need flexibility in the bow hand. For example, down-bow retakes, and lifting the bow into … …read more
Introduction to Sautillé
Definition “A characteristically rapid, and alternating down and up-bow bouncing stroke.” Sautillé is a reflex action It is a rebound bowing in tha… New members …read more