10 Tips for Smooth Bow Changes | Violin/Viola Bow Technique

10 Tips for Smooth Bow Changes on the Violin and Viola

0:00 Introduction
1:04 The most common mistake when trying to make smooth bow changes at the frog
1:46 Tip #1: Think about the larger muscles (back).
2:28 Tip #2: Imagine an air/balloon under the armpit.
2:59 Tip #3: Imagine a bungee cord connecting your arm to the ceiling.
3:32 Tip #4: Imagine a “Silent Helper” pushing behind the elbow.
4:15 Tip #5: Keep your hand passive.
4:49 Tip #6: Keep the bow flowing.
5:34 Tip #7: Practice the up-bow as if going past the frog.
6:36 Tip #8: Think of the arm as a paintbrush.
7:17 Tip #9: Make sure the bow remains absolutely straight from up-bow to down-bow.
8:05 Tip #10: Think of a giant, swinging pendulum.
8:46 ⭐️My BONUS TIP⭐️: Remember to BREATHE.

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Intro/outro music: Igor Frolov Concert Fantasy on Themes from ‘Porgy and Bess’, Op. 19 Lynn Kuo, violin; Marianna Humetska, piano from LOVE: Innocence, Passion, Obsession