Violin BOW HAND WARM UP for Flexible Bowing and a Great Sound | Violin Lounge TV #386

by Zlata | Oct 14, 2020 | Bowing Technique, Practice Tips | 12 comments

Take 5 minutes for the 8 best bow hand exercises for developing flexibility in your bow hold, so you can bow smoothly with a good tone

If you’d tell me I’d ever make a fitness video, I would have said you’re crazy. If you told me I would do so while pregnant, I would certainly have not believed it. But… I wanted to make this 5 minute daily bow hand warm up fun for you, so… here it is: my first fitness video!

You’ll learn bow hand squats, finger rows, bow cycling, pinky push ups, stick crawls, heavy pinky push ups, bow lifsts and resonance boosts.

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Classical violinist helping you overcome technical struggles and play with feeling by improving your bow technique.

Do these effective bow hand warm up exercises before you play

You’ll get a flexible bow hold, smooth bowing and a more resonant sound from your violin.

If you do them daily, you’ll quickly see results.

Share your favorite exercise in the comments below!

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12 Comments

Ann Marie on October 14, 2020 at 6:13 pm

Thanks Zlata for the fun and helpful video!
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- Violinist Zlata Brouwer on October 15, 2020 at 4:11 pm
  
  Thanks for watching, Ann Marie!
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Helene on October 14, 2020 at 8:44 pm

LOL! I love your videos. You are so fun to watch.
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- Violinist Zlata Brouwer on October 15, 2020 at 4:11 pm
  
  Glad to read that, Helene!
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Verbruggen Jose on October 15, 2020 at 12:22 am

Dag Zlata,
Heel hartelijk dank voor deze video ” Do these effective bow hand warm up exercises before you play ” (en voor al uw video’s).
Mag ik u misschien vragen met welk merk van strijkstok u in deze video speelt ?

Hartelijk dank bij voorbaat.
Vriendelijke groeten.

Jose.
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- Violinist Zlata Brouwer on October 15, 2020 at 4:12 pm
  
  Dit is de strijkstok waarmee ik in alle video’s speel. Het merk is Arcus.
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Rae-ann on October 15, 2020 at 1:58 am

Hi Zlata! Terrific video!!! I’ve just been working with my teacher on keeping my pinky on the stick and those very same hand and finger motions, so this video is perfectly timed!. I definitely plan to go through your workout every day as part of my warm up, and then playing my scales with a focus on those hand/finger motions will be amazingly helpful. As always, thank you so much!!
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- Violinist Zlata Brouwer on October 15, 2020 at 4:12 pm
  
  Awesome, Rae-Ann!
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Elizabeth on December 27, 2021 at 4:26 am

I never realized the other end of the bow felt that heavy!
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- Zlata on December 27, 2021 at 10:09 am
  
  Yes, if you’re a bit used to these exercises you can even try to play holding the bow at the tip. I explain that in this video. Happy practicing, Elizabeth!
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Tigi on January 2, 2022 at 8:48 pm

I had taken a BIG BREAK from playing my violin, and now I feel like I am starting over :-0 But it’s about the journey, right? Your videos are so helpful. Great bow hand warm up — thank you! 🙂
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- Zlata on January 3, 2022 at 10:04 am
  
  Wonderful, Tigi, and you’ll notice that it will come back slowly, but it will come back.
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