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bow hold Lesson visuals
Thumb placement on the bow:
Bow hold finger placement on the "octagon:"
Bow hold finger placement on the
frog
:
Bow Hold Checkpoints
Violin / Viola:
"Bumpy" thumb
Tip of thumb at the "diagonal face of the octagon"
3rd finger covers the "dot"
Feel the curve of the frog
Pinky relaxed, curved, and placed on fingertip
Cello
/
Bass
:
Bumpy thumb
Tip of thumb at the "diagonal face of the octagon"
Tip of 2nd finger touches metal piece
"Waterfall" fingers
Feel the curve of the frog
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