Two Minute Tip - How Much Should you Tilt Your Bow on the Cello?

Find out how to use gravity to your advantage by tilting your bow stick. Great for beginner cellists, but valuable for more advanced players. Videos & pdfs at cellochaplin.wixsite.com/cell.... #cello #celloteacher

[@taravamos2954]

Thanks! Quick and clear!

[@CelloRefinery]

It's kind of amazing how hard it is to get this tilting accurate - glad this helps!

[@MiltRodgers]

Arm weight? how do i do that? what should I be feeling?

[@CelloRefinery]

Arm weight can vary, depending upon what you are doing. In a basic sense it means to let the natural heaviness of your arm release down onto the bow to hold it on the string. This is different than "pushing" down on the bow, and is actually a more advanced thing for your arm to do. If you are a beginner it may be all you can do to just get weight on the bow and push. But as you grow in skill, you want to use your body and its weight to help the playing. There is a set of videos called Improve Your Cello Bow Technique, and arm weight is discussed there. Here's the first one: ua-cam.com/video/vPL56CzR5Zg/v-deo.html