Detaché Bowing: Default Violin Bow Stroke Even if you’ve just started playing violin, you’ve probably realized that every single technique has some fancy French or Italian name! Did you know this is even true for the most basic bowing technique? Detaché (which is...
12 Violin Bowing Techniques with Intermediate Examples 12 Different violin bow techniques with easy examples from well known student concertos, pieces and etudes If you want to take your violin playing to the next level, nothing will get you there faster than...
12 Types of Detaché Violin Bowing Technique Detaché is the default way of bowing, but there are many nuances In this article I explain 7 different types of detaché and how they look like in sheet music (notation) with examples from violin repertoire. #1 Simple...
Evolution of Violin Bow Hold Why do we hold the violin bow the way we do today? The way you hold and move the bow is of great influence on your sound, technique and expression Discover different bow grips in this historical overview of how the violin bow hold...
You don’t have to Bow Straight, says Itzhak Perlman Every violin teacher hammers on bowing straight, but you see concert violinists doing otherwise I decided to dive in this topic and end the confusion… Recently I followed the wonderful course by Itzhak...
