Up-bow Staccato for Violin

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  • Опубліковано 26 січ 2025

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  • @andygossard4293
    @andygossard4293 Рік тому +1

    Thank you thank you thank you. I think the rocking philosophy was what finally got my bow into a little bit of controlled bouncing.

  • @karenphillips6155
    @karenphillips6155 11 років тому

    Thank you! This is so very helpful! I'm going to give this a try and work a little each day at it and see what happens! I used your idea of taking off fingers 2 and 4 from the bow hand when practicing to improve my springing arpeggios and it was amazingly helpful. Thanks for the time you spend on these!

  • @ErikWilliamsviolin
    @ErikWilliamsviolin 5 років тому +1

    Hey professorV: an idea I discovered today: In the upper 1/3, keep 1+2 on bow. Then, in middle 1/3, keep 1+3 on bow. Then, in lower 1/3, keep 1+4 on bow. You can do this in such a way that the hand seamlessly changes from 1+2 to 1+3 to 1+4 as it gets to the part of the bow where each finger combo is ideal.
    I found this very helpful, since upbow staccato seems to behave totally different depending on which section of the bow you are playing.
    I found that in the upper 1/3, "pulling" towards the tip while keeping heavy pressure is the predominant motion. Thus, the 1 adds the heavy pressure while the 2+wrist "pulls" the bow up.
    In the middle 1/3, the natural bounce of the bow can be utilized for the upbow staccato, so the 1+3 that you demonstrate in this video is ideal for this, since it's basically just teeter-tottering pressure back and forth which causes the bow to bounce naturally.
    And in the bottom 1/3, the 1+4 is necessary because the bouncing becomes so extreme that lots of leverage needs be utilized in order to stay in control. I also found that some degree of bow tilt is more necessary the closer to the frog we get, since tilt helps mitigate the springiness of the bow stick.
    Just thought I'd share!

    • @professorV
      @professorV  5 років тому

      Hi Erik Williams, great idea, I’ll try it out. I absolutely agree that the bow gets very bouncy in the lower 3rd, so I’ll have some fun trying it out. Thanks for the idea!

    • @ErikWilliamsviolin
      @ErikWilliamsviolin 5 років тому

      @@professorV No problem, if I come up with anything else I'll mention it! Oh, and on that note, when I suddenly "got" the basis of upbow staccato, it was because I realized I couldn't do a sautille initiated by up bows, like "UP down up down". I had always done "DOWN up down up." Once I was able to do a sautille with the 1st of each 16th quadruple as an up-bow, the upbow staccato suddenly made sense to my arm. Of course, controlling it at any speed and at any point in the bow is still a long ways off for me, but that was the "ah-ha" moment!

  • @Weststreetstar
    @Weststreetstar 11 років тому

    Thanks Todd - a timely posting as I'm working on this very technique at the moment. Good tips!

  • @MrViolinPeter
    @MrViolinPeter 11 років тому

    excellent explanation - three ways to approach a personal way of this strange bowing technique - thank you!
    I might add the difference between controlled staccato and the reflex staccato. Some people have a very fast controlled staccato and some use their muscle tension which gives a certain speed fot the staccato which can not be changed.

  • @dianal.1279
    @dianal.1279 8 років тому +1

    Thank you for the lesson. Fantastic instruction, as usual.

  • @violinsheetmusicblog
    @violinsheetmusicblog 11 років тому +5

    What about fast down bow staccato???

  • @the_kings_musician
    @the_kings_musician 11 років тому

    This video is right on time. I thought I would play with iMovie for Apple. I'm also doing Kreutzer No. 4. Perfect timing. I just uploaded my practice video just to see how it all works and then I Googled UA-cam et voila' your video. LOL. Anyhow, I do the stroke the way your way. I'm just starting with it for "Country Dance" in Suzuki Book 5. I noticed a red mark and too much pressure on my index finger. And, my bow is all over the place, that hurts the stroke too.

  • @violaplayer1995
    @violaplayer1995 11 років тому

    Thanks so much for your time! This was great help

  • @nelsonliew84
    @nelsonliew84 11 років тому

    Wow, I am the first one for supporting this video!
    Anyway, way to go ProfessorV!!!

  • @roonil89
    @roonil89 11 років тому

    This video is magic! Thank you so much!!!

  • @MishaSkripach
    @MishaSkripach 2 роки тому +1

    Yes, the other way sideways is the way to go!

  • @guarneri1742
    @guarneri1742 11 років тому

    Alexander Markov changes his bow angle to accomplish this. Well, he uses flying staccato, looks almost magic he doesn´t make any wrist o forearm movement =O

  • @Amarynthine
    @Amarynthine 11 років тому

    does bow weight matter? I have a very light bow

  • @Linuxica
    @Linuxica 11 років тому

    Thanks for sharing !
    It's a great lesson!

  • @0chappell
    @0chappell 10 років тому

    Hi Todd, 2 questions: 1) What you do for up-bow staccato, can it be done for down-bow staccato? 2) at the beginning of your Mendelssohn clip it looks like you stay on the strings, instead of bouncing, is it just my wrong impression because it's a fast passage? I mean are you really bouncing a little bit, or you just stay on the strings? Thanks so so much, and God bless you for all your generosity!

    • @idkwhoiam351
      @idkwhoiam351 7 років тому

      My Uncle down-bow staccato is a lot easier than up-bow staccato.

  • @stratcatavarious
    @stratcatavarious 11 років тому

    whats the youngest a student can start violin ?

    • @pmashtx
      @pmashtx 5 років тому

      There is no youngest age

  • @jeylaseyidova2361
    @jeylaseyidova2361 10 років тому

    Hora Staccato"Dinicu" Jeyla Seyidova: ua-cam.com/video/7f94tpXvQ7s/v-deo.html