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Most violinists think holding the bow is simple — but if it doesn’t feel natural, balanced, and flexible, there’s a good chance something is off. 🎻 Watch next: How to ACTUALLY hold the violin https://youtu.be/M9DDil9Nllo The way you hold the bow directly affects your tone, your control, and your ability to develop advanced techniques. If the setup isn’t right, you’ll constantly feel like you’re fighting the instrument instead of working with it. In this video, I’ll walk you through how to actually hold the violin bow so that it feels comfortable, efficient, and allows you to produce a full, resonant sound. We’ll focus on building a bow hold that is flexible, balanced, and capable of adapting as you move through the bow. If you get this right, everything with your sound and bow control becomes dramatically easier.

The 1st of 6 videos detailing how to develop beautiful, seamless violin tone. This video focuses on the foundations of tone production. It describes the physics/mechanics of pulling good sound and then focuses on mastering the bow hold. I share two fundamental exercises that help not only to find the POSITION of the hand, but help you find the proper FEELING as well. Here's a description of each video in the series: 1. Foundations: bow hold and rabbits https://youtu.be/qmpuoNFV_Fc 2. Pulling a straight bow at the balance point (Tuck-a-s) https://youtu.be/E272gFiJ660 3. Expanding to full whole bows using arm weight https://youtu.be/kYe5gUrOWYA 4. Using scales to develop bow control at every bow speed. https://youtu.be/CvmCHv-ngfE 5. The 3 main variables to color your sound https://youtu.be/J3xPls-vHCY 6. Figure 8 motion: the last big secret of tone production https://youtu.be/08hJfeVl7g4 ============== If you'd like to support the channel, using my affiliate links is a great way to do it! 🎻 Purchase Suzuki Violin Book 1: https://amzn.to/3PUf0Qc 🎙 My microphone | AKG C414 XLII: https://amzn.to/3LDynKX 📸 My Camera | Sony a7S iii: https://amzn.to/46uxKuT 🎻 Incredible rosin | Andrea Solo: https://amzn.to/3PQ7JRn 🎻 The strings I use & recommend for most | Dominant with Gold Label E: https://amzn.to/3ZAc1Q5 🎻 The chin rest I use | Berber/Ohrenform: https://amzn.to/3PTwqfP I earn a commission on any affiliate links used at no additional cost to you. Thanks for the support in making back the silly amount of money I've spent on recording equipment for these videos. Here's to breaking even. 🤞 ============== For all you Suzuki violinists out there, I wanted to produce professional level recordings that you could listen to and watch on YouTube. Listening is how your ear develops a sense of quality tone so it's critical to choose your recordings carefully. I often recommend to my students and parents that they put it on repeat and fall asleep to the recording. The brain processes and learns even while sleeping. Happy listening!

Professional violinist David Price explains the foundations of pulling a straight bow. This video focuses on building the bow arm from the balance point preparatory to expanding to the whole length of the bow. Straight bow guide: https://amzn.to/3KJzRCl Here's a description of each video in the series: 1. Foundations: bow hold and rabbits https://youtu.be/qmpuoNFV_Fc 2. Pulling a straight bow at the balance point (Tuck-a-s) https://youtu.be/E272gFiJ660 3. Expanding to full whole bows using arm weight https://youtu.be/kYe5gUrOWYA 4. Using scales to develop bow control at every bow speed. https://youtu.be/CvmCHv-ngfE 5. The 3 main variables to color your sound https://youtu.be/J3xPls-vHCY 6. Figure 8 motion: the last big secret of tone production https://youtu.be/08hJfeVl7g4 ============== If you'd like to support the channel, using my affiliate links is a great way to do it! 🎻 Purchase Suzuki Violin Book 4: https://amzn.to/3PXo1YY 🎙 My microphone | AKG C414 XLII: https://amzn.to/3LDynKX 📸 My Camera | Sony a7S iii: https://amzn.to/46uxKuT 🎻 Incredible rosin | Andrea Solo: https://amzn.to/3PQ7JRn 🎻 The strings I use & recommend for most | Dominant with Gold Label E: https://amzn.to/3ZAc1Q5 🎻 The chin rest I use | Berber/Ohrenform: https://amzn.to/3PTwqfP I earn a commission on any affiliate links used at no additional cost to you. Thanks for the support in making back the silly amount of money I've spent on recording equipment for these videos. Here's to breaking even. 🤞 ============== For all you Suzuki violinists out there, I wanted to produce professional level recordings that you could listen to and watch on YouTube. Listening is how your ear develops a sense of quality tone so it's critical to choose your recordings carefully. I often recommend to my students and parents that they put it on repeat and fall asleep to the recording. The brain processes and learns even while sleeping. Happy listening!

The first installment in a bow exercise series that covers all the foundational movements that your bow hand needs to get beautiful tone and execute a variety of bow strokes. Rabbits solidify your bow hold while encouraging flexibility. It centers the bow hold with the thumb and the middle finger as the fulcrum and teaches that the fingers don't have to squeeze the bow. Below is every video in the series and a brief description of what each exercise practices. Happy practicing! 1. Rabbits: PERFECT your bow hold https://youtu.be/cZ3L_z2vM5U 2. Tic Tocks: Flexible fingers https://youtu.be/RW056De9dHs 3. Pinky Pushups: Flexible and strong fingers https://youtu.be/cIwRzCccDJQ 4. Bridge Arpeggio: Finger string crossings https://youtu.be/UPF5tu0Qm5o 5. Silent Arpeggio: Hand string crossings https://youtu.be/QdH1RmXnTvc 6. Collé: Horizontal finger motion https://youtu.be/_VuJGY2MpN4 7. Up and Down Bow Staccato: Collé applied to the string https://youtu.be/F3mkaV-ga9Y 8. Ring the bell: Bow angle and tip pops https://youtu.be/6ei3vlqCPB8 9. Follow-along with every exercise https://youtu.be/ANMIny72i6g

Tick Tocks further develop flexible fingers and prepare you to be able to do finger string crossings. This is part of a bow exercise series that covers all the foundational movements that your bow hand needs to get beautiful tone and execute a variety of bow strokes. Below is every video in the series and a brief description of what each exercise practices. Happy practicing! 1. Rabbits: PERFECT your bow hold https://youtu.be/cZ3L_z2vM5U 2. Tic Tocks: Flexible fingers https://youtu.be/RW056De9dHs 3. Pinky Pushups: Flexible and strong fingers https://youtu.be/cIwRzCccDJQ 4. Bridge Arpeggio: Finger string crossings https://youtu.be/UPF5tu0Qm5o 5. Silent Arpeggio: Hand string crossings https://youtu.be/QdH1RmXnTvc 6. Collé: Horizontal finger motion https://youtu.be/_VuJGY2MpN4 7. Up and Down Bow Staccato: Collé applied to the string https://youtu.be/F3mkaV-ga9Y 8. Ring the bell: Bow angle and tip pops https://youtu.be/6ei3vlqCPB8 9. Follow-along with every exercise https://youtu.be/ANMIny72i6g

Pinky push-ups further develop flexible fingers and prepare you to be able to do finger string crossings. This is part of a bow exercise series that covers all the foundational movements that your bow hand needs to get beautiful tone and execute a variety of bow strokes. Below is every video in the series and a brief description of what each exercise practices. Happy practicing! 1. Rabbits: PERFECT your bow hold https://youtu.be/cZ3L_z2vM5U 2. Tic Tocks: Flexible fingers https://youtu.be/RW056De9dHs 3. Pinky Pushups: Flexible and strong fingers https://youtu.be/cIwRzCccDJQ 4. Bridge Arpeggio: Finger string crossings https://youtu.be/UPF5tu0Qm5o 5. Silent Arpeggio: Hand string crossings https://youtu.be/QdH1RmXnTvc 6. Collé: Horizontal finger motion https://youtu.be/_VuJGY2MpN4 7. Up and Down Bow Staccato: Collé applied to the string https://youtu.be/F3mkaV-ga9Y 8. Ring the bell: Bow angle and tip pops https://youtu.be/6ei3vlqCPB8 9. Follow-along with every exercise https://youtu.be/ANMIny72i6g

Bridge arpeggio develops finger string crossings and increases finger flexibility particularly in the pinky. This is part of a bow exercise series that covers all the foundational movements that your bow hand needs to get beautiful tone and execute a variety of bow strokes. Below is every video in the series and a brief description of what each exercise practices. Happy practicing! 1. Rabbits: PERFECT your bow hold https://youtu.be/cZ3L_z2vM5U 2. Tic Tocks: Flexible fingers https://youtu.be/RW056De9dHs 3. Pinky Pushups: Flexible and strong fingers https://youtu.be/cIwRzCccDJQ 4. Bridge Arpeggio: Finger string crossings https://youtu.be/UPF5tu0Qm5o 5. Silent Arpeggio: Hand string crossings https://youtu.be/QdH1RmXnTvc 6. Collé: Horizontal finger motion https://youtu.be/_VuJGY2MpN4 7. Up and Down Bow Staccato: Collé applied to the string https://youtu.be/F3mkaV-ga9Y 8. Ring the bell: Bow angle and tip pops https://youtu.be/6ei3vlqCPB8 9. Follow-along with every exercise https://youtu.be/ANMIny72i6g

Silent Arpeggio develops hand string crossings and develops mobility/flexibility in the wrist. This is part of a bow exercise series that covers all the foundational movements that your bow hand needs to get beautiful tone and execute a variety of bow strokes. Below is every video in the series and a brief description of what each exercise practices. Happy practicing! 1. Rabbits: PERFECT your bow hold https://youtu.be/cZ3L_z2vM5U 2. Tic Tocks: Flexible fingers https://youtu.be/RW056De9dHs 3. Pinky Pushups: Flexible and strong fingers https://youtu.be/cIwRzCccDJQ 4. Bridge Arpeggio: Finger string crossings https://youtu.be/UPF5tu0Qm5o 5. Silent Arpeggio: Hand string crossings https://youtu.be/QdH1RmXnTvc 6. Collé: Horizontal finger motion https://youtu.be/_VuJGY2MpN4 7. Up and Down Bow Staccato: Collé applied to the string https://youtu.be/F3mkaV-ga9Y 8. Ring the bell: Bow angle and tip pops https://youtu.be/6ei3vlqCPB8 9. Follow-along with every exercise https://youtu.be/ANMIny72i6g

Collé motion further develops flexible fingers but in a different direction than the previous exercises. This motion makes it so we can pull the string side to side using only our fingers. Turns out this is VERY important for violin playing particularly as notes get fast. This is part of a bow exercise series that covers all the foundational movements that your bow hand needs to get beautiful tone and execute a variety of bow strokes. Below is every video in the series and a brief description of what each exercise practices. Happy practicing! 1. Rabbits: PERFECT your bow hold https://youtu.be/cZ3L_z2vM5U 2. Tic Tocks: Flexible fingers https://youtu.be/RW056De9dHs 3. Pinky Pushups: Flexible and strong fingers https://youtu.be/cIwRzCccDJQ 4. Bridge Arpeggio: Finger string crossings https://youtu.be/UPF5tu0Qm5o 5. Silent Arpeggio: Hand string crossings https://youtu.be/QdH1RmXnTvc 6. Collé: Horizontal finger motion https://youtu.be/_VuJGY2MpN4 7. Up and Down Bow Staccato: Collé applied to the string https://youtu.be/F3mkaV-ga9Y 8. Ring the bell: Bow angle and tip pops https://youtu.be/6ei3vlqCPB8 9. Follow-along with every exercise https://youtu.be/ANMIny72i6g