} Violin Bow Technique

Bach Partita Excerpt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As the bouncing begins to dissipate,re-energize the stroke with a downward flick…

Work on using one impulse for each group of eight notes.

At the end of each group of 4 strings, add in one…

Add in the string crossing and take care to maintain one input…

Play the ricochet stroke with particular numbers of notes in each ricochet…

Now that you can drop the bow and let it rebound many…

If the fingers and thumb do not grip the bow and you…

Put the bow into the square position. Lift with your whole arm.…

This exercise explores the natural bounce of the bow with the goal…

Definitions Tempo When playing ricochet the amount of bow and place in…

1. You would like your sautillé stroke to work more easily. 2.…

Notice that the action is centred in the hand and fingers, with…

Here is the forearm action for the sautillé stroke, on Paganini’s “Moto…