Violin ricochet stroke: The Way of the Fist

Let's explore the ricochet bow stroke with examples from the "ini"s: Bazzini, Paganini, and Rossini. Instead of just 3 Variables, we've got 4... and we've also got a technique borrowed from Cobra Kai.

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0:01 Introduction and examples: Bazzini Dance of the Goblins, Paganini 1st violin concerto mvt 3, Rossini William Tell Overture
1:15 Ricochet, like spiccato, has an on-string equivalent
2:21 The 3 Variables
2:42 Rossini revisited: finding it on-string
3:35 The Way of the Fist
4:24 Dance of the Goblins throw-down
5:02 A fistful of Paganini
6:02 Continue if you want to go in-depth...
6:15 Four variables, not three
7:38 I must be changing something...
8:27 What affects the speed of the ricochet notes? Force, height, amount of bow, and contact point
10:33 What happens as ricochet approaches "infinitely fast" or "infinitely slow"?
11:50 From gentle to aggressive: the vertical to horizontal ratio
12:30 Wrapup