Violin Bow Control

Video Transcript

"So for right now, we're going to talk about bow control. Because when you're playing what can sometimes happen if you're not paying close attention to what's happening with your bow hand, sometimes your bow will start doing things you don't want it to do. So for example, you don't want your bow to start bowing out like this. That's not very good control. You always want to make sure that your bow hair is tilted inward. And you also want to make sure that your bow is straight. Another sign of loose, of bow control that's kind of out of whack, is if your bow is kind of starting to slide over this way or if it's kind of angling more in this way. You want to make sure that you're keeping your bow straight, controlling the bow in this even pattern in a straight line. This will help your sound be very consistent as well as clear. And also you will notice it will be more even. When your bow starts moving around a lot and you don't control it as much, you won't have a smooth sound."