Back to Basics: Bow Workshop

Monday – Considering the Entire Body

Tuesday – Set Up for a Free Bow Arm

Wednesday – Bow Hold

Thursday – More Bow Exercises and Total Body Action

Friday – First Notes at the Balance Point

Wed 10-14 Zoom Session

Monday – Explore the Upper Half of the Bow

Tuesday – String Crossings – Rainbows & Smiles. Tone Beginnings and Releases.

Wednesday – Getting to the Frog

Thursday – Using the Whole Bow

Friday – More Slurred String Crossings

Monday – Bouncing the Bow Part I

Tuesday – Bouncing the Bow Part II With String Crossings

Wednesday – Bouncing the Bow Part I Revisited

Thursday – Bouncing the Bow Part II Revisited With String Crossings

Friday – Martele

Friday 10/23 Group Zoom Session

Monday – Martele-Staccato

Tuesday – Sequential Action/Follow Through

Wednesday – Pushing and Pulling the Bow Against Resistance

Thursday – Son File

Friday – Portato and More Son File

Thursday 10/29 Group Session #3

Monday – Simple Detache

Tuesday – Accented and Expressive Detache

Wednesday – Rapid Detache and Sautille

Thursday – Tremolo, Tremolo Staccato, Sul Ponticello, Sul Tasto, Colegno

Friday – “Viotti” Stroke

Friday 11/6 Group Session #4

Monday – Smooth Bow Changes with Figure 8 Bows

Tuesday – Shifting of Weight from Back of the Hand to the Front and Vice Versa

Wednesday – Ricochet Part I

Thursday – Contact Point Revisited

Friday – Changing Lanes

Tuesday 11/10 Group Session #5

Monday – Colle

Tuesday – Bow Distribution for Even Tones

Wednesday – Disproportionate Bow Distribution

Thursday – Refining String Crossings

Friday – Bariolage Across 3 Strings

Group Session 11/20

Monday – Receiving, Listening, Noticing, Letting

Tuesday – Getting Started With the Final Project

Wednesday – Double Stops Part I

Thursday – Double Stops Part II

Friday – Chords Part I

Group Session #7

Monday – Research

Tuesday – Back to Bow Circles

Wednesday – More on Playing With Resonance

Thursday – More on Bow Pressure

Friday – Phrasing

Group Session #8 12/11

Monday – Note Learning: Implicit Memory

Tuesday – Chords Part II

Wednesday – Joining Chords (Crunch free!)

Thursday – Bow Division in Split Chords

Group Session #9 12/18

Friday – Independence of Left and Right Hands

Monday – Explicit Learning

Tuesday – More Bariolage

Wednesday – LH Slurring Prep for Off String Strokes

Thursday – Sticky Bow Prep for Off-String Strokes

Friday – Mendelssohn and Schumann Scherzo

Friday 1/8 Group Session #10

Monday – Mock Performances and Getting Feedback

Tuesday – More Staccato

Wednesday – Another Look at Ricochet

Thursday – Experimenting With Sound/Speed of Ricochet

Friday – Ricochet String Crossings and Springing Arpeggios

Overview

Scheduling

Research and Organization

Note Learning: Implicit Memory

Implicit Memory Quiz

Explicit Learning

Mock Performances and Getting Feedback

After Video

Reflection

Testimonial

Feedback