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Violin & Viola Bow Hold
Violin & Viola Bow Hold
First, visualize your bow dots. The bow is held in your right hand, whether you are right or left handed. As you build your bow hold, ask yourself, "Is my bow glued to my bow dots?"
Thumb on the Tip
Thumb on the Tip
Place your thumb tip in front of the frog. Keep your thumb curved.
First on the Grip
First on the Grip
Lean the first finger over, touching the side of your knuckle to the middle of the bow grip.
Middle on the Frog
Middle on the Frog
Place the pad of your middle 2 fingers over the stick and rest them in the middle of the frog.
Pinky on the Log
Pinky on the Log
Place your pinky tip on the end of the stick (not the screw). Keep your pinky curved.
Put it All Together
Put it All Together
Bow Exercises (Violin & Viola)
Bow Exercises (Violin & Viola)
Practice these 4 bow exercises every day for the first 8 weeks of playing with your bow. They help your muscles to develop and strengthen to make this awkward feeling bow hold more natural and fluent.
- Windshield Wipers
- Elevator
- Spider Crawl
- Pinky Push-ups
Identify and fix bow problems
Identify and fix bow problems
`Cello Bow Hold
`Cello Bow Hold
First, visualize your bow dots. The bow is held in your right hand, whether you are right or left handed. As you build your bow hold, ask yourself, "Is my bow glued to my bow dots?"
In this picture, the purple dots (Thumb & Ring Finger) connect together. The green lines touch the bow stick.
Thumb on the Tip
Thumb on the Tip
Place your thumb tip in front of the frog. Keep your thumb curved.
Connect the Dots
Connect the Dots
Connect the ring finger dot to the thumb dot. The dot's won't actually touch since the bow stick is in the way, but they should be in line with each other.
Flop the Fingers
Flop the Fingers
Flop the remaining fingers over the bow stick. The fingers should rest on the bow lines on the first, middle, and pinky fingers.
Turn the Bow Up
Turn the Bow Up
Once you've created your bow hold, turn the bow stick, tip up to reduce the bow weight on your pinky, preventing the pinky from failing. When you do this, check that your thumb is also still curved.
Put it All Together
Put it All Together
Bow Exercises (`Cello)
Bow Exercises (`Cello)
Practice these 3 bow exercises every day for the first 8 weeks of playing with your bow. They help your muscles to develop and strengthen to make this awkward feeling bow hold more natural and fluent.
- Half Windshield Wiper
- Elevator
- The Lasso
Bass Bow Hold
Bass Bow Hold
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