Orchestral Bowings

Down, Up, & String Crossings

Down Bow

• Process

• Accents

• Diminuendo

• Consecutive Landings

• Spiccato

• Detache

Chording

• Down Bow

• Roll of the Bow

• Divided

• Middle String

• Divisi

Up Bow

• Soft Entrances

• Crescendos

• Rapid string crossings

• Slurred Staccato, Flying Spiccato

• Colle

Distance from the Bridge

• Contact Point, Sounding Point, and Placement

• Sul Ponticello

• Sul Tasto

• Pizzicato

Assignment

• Work on string crossings and use of Bow Directions

• Using Exercises posted on www.nastrings.org under today's assignment

Closure

• Know what your bow use does in relation to Up and Down Bows

• Bridge vs Fingerboard

• What is best for Chords

• How to produce the best sound