Martelé violin bow stroke explained Martelé is an extremely important and useful bowing technique. It is another form of articulation that is different from staccato. Learning the different articulated bow strokes will not only teach you many things about technique,...
How to Play Tremolo on the Violin Tremolo is one of the most fun violin bowing techniques! As long as you have your basics covered, tremolo is easy to play and always adds excitement and drama to the music. Tremolo is particularly found in orchestral music. It is a...
Legato Violin Bowing Technique Legato is the violin bow stroke we use for slurred notes in the sheet music. The transitions between the notes are fluent. What is legato bowing on the violin? Legato is the most smooth, flowing way to create sound with the violin. It...
Spiccato Bowing on the Violin What is spiccato on the violin? Spiccato strokes are short and fast, and the bow leaves the string after each stroke, creating a “bouncy” sound. In Italian spiccato literally means “to separate”. Spiccato usually works best about one...
Staccato Bowing on the Violin Staccato, or “detached” in Italian, is a bowing technique where you stop the bow at each bow change to create separation More generally, it is also a musical term that indicates short, separated notes. Basically any instrument can play...
