Should I use a consistent bowing throughout a tune?

In a nutshell: master different bowings and then experiment, both on small phrases and the whole tune. There are things I tend to do in a song, but then I always do things a little bit differently.

Deeply practice slur patterns on scales, phrases and tunes.

• Slur Two-Separate Two Tune Exercises
• Slur Across Strings Exercises
• Georgia Shuffle – bowing lesson

For each bowing you try, alternate between using the bowing and then taking it away. Go between something basic and a variation (or something more challenging).

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