Teaching advanced right-hand techniques includes:

  • Bow strokes
    • On string
    • Off string
    • Stylistic
    • Expressive
  • Bowing patterns
    • Even distribution
    • Uneven distribution
    • Combined distribution
  • Bow direction changes
    • Bow hair tilts
    • RoulĂ© bow strokes
    • The role of fingers, hand and wrist in bow direction changes
    • The role of body movement in playing in the tip and frog parts of the bow
  • Principles of tone production
    • Bow and right arm weight/pressure
    • Bow speed
    • Sounding points: “Five Dynamics Lanes”

Desired outcomes:

  • Command over various bow strokes
  • Command over various bowing patterns
  • Command over bow direction changes
  • Understanding and command of overall principles of tone production