Art of the Straight Bow!

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Bayla Keyes
Professor of Violin, Boston University, College of Fine Arts
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[@perrythacker2292]

I have a way for the violinist to actually see if his/her bow is straight. I can't post a photo here, but this is the idea: stick a piece of paper on the back of the bridge. Draw 2 lines, which will form an upside-dfown, but flattish V. One is parallel to where the G - A strings meet the bridger, the other parallel to where the E - E strings meet the bridge. The student then makes full-length bow strokes that are parallel to one or the other of those two lines on the D and A strings. The bow strokes will be exactly perpendicular to the strings. A little practice, and then he/she can imagine those lines on the back of the bridge and the transition to straight bow strokes is fairly easy. You can draw lines similarly for the G and E strings, but with practice on the D and A strings, the student might get the hang of it without those lines. Wish I could send a photo - it's really easy as pie.

[@michaelsproule2508]

Thanks for this great lesson! I like the close one eye idea! I’ll try it with my students!

[@renatefrenzel575]

Wenn wir eine Klangvorstellung haben, dann werden wir den Klang produzieren können.