by Violinist Zlata Brouwer | Feb 9, 2016 | Bowing Technique |
In this episode I’m answering a question from one of our viewers about Beethoven’s Violin Sonata nr 5 ‘Frühling’. Hi Zlata, I have a question. It is about Sautille. My bow can bounce. When I learn/practice to bounce 4 or 2 times for each note,...
by Violinist Zlata Brouwer | May 25, 2015 | Bowing Technique |
Have you been trying to learn spiccato, but didn’t it work out exactly as you expected? Or do you want to improve your spiccato? Lots of people develop a spiccato that is too jumpy. The bow is in the air most of the times and you don’t really hear a bow stroke....
by Violinist Zlata Brouwer | Apr 16, 2014 | Bowing Technique |
Valyncia asks: I am learning how to play Irish jigs and there is a funny thing that is done with the bow: it sounds like a skip (I don’t know the tech name for it… sorry). I can do it on accident, but not on purpose… Question: How do I do it on purpose?...
by Violinist Zlata Brouwer | Mar 12, 2014 | Bowing Technique |
In this video, I will answer a question from Lam, who writes: Dear Zlata, can you do a video on how to make a beautiful sautillé? How to make a beautiful sautillé? Sautillé is a bowing technique where the bow leaves the string (jumps) and you can play very fast short...
