Bowing Central
Bowing is important
The quality of your sound directly depends on your ability to bow. For that reason, it’s good for you to make bowing a regular part of your practice.
Here is a central collection of lessons that deal with bowing patterns and rhythms.
Use this page to learn and review bowing techniques.
See Chord Backup Central for lessons on double stops and chords.
Rhythms
Slur Patterns
Slurs are when you play two or more notes in one bow stroke. They create a smoother texture. Slurs are introduced in Module 1.6.
Slur Two-Separate Two Exercises
Slur Two-Separate Two In Tunes
String crossing
Fingering and String Crossing
- Fingering and String Crossing 1
- Fingering and String Crossing 2
- Fingering and String Crossing 3
- Fingering And String Crossing 4
- Fingering And String Crossing 5
Good tunes for practicing this:
Textures
Advanced bowing
Tips
Questions
Solving bowing issues 📈
How can I keep my right hand from getting tired when playing fiddle?
How do you keep the bow parallel to bridge?
How can I clean up the bow sound on the violin?
How can I keep the bow from bouncing when I play the violin?
How can I do a clean string crossing?
How can I overcome my struggle with string crossing?
How can I use the wrist to improve my bowing?
Slurs and other bowing textures 𖼆
How do you add slurs to tunes?
Should I use a consistent bowing pattern throughout a tune?
Will slurring help me to play faster on violin?
How do you do circular and figure 8 bowing?
What are some different bowing textures that I can practice?
How do I easily go from bowing to plucking?
How do I add the Georgia Shuffle to tunes?
Other bowing questions
Do you practice the one-minute bowing exercise?
How can I effectively lift the bow? What and when would I do this?
What are some basic accent patterns to practice?
How do you practice offbeat accents?
How do I know if I tightened the bow hair enough?
Guided Fiddle Practice
These are 20-minute follow-along sessions where you’ll practice along with me in real time.
Note: these lessons are pulled from different parts of the main course (Modules 1.1-2.9) as well as Group Lessons Central, The Art of Fiddling and Appalachian Fiddle Journeys.
