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cellochris99
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(9/12/00 4:11:45 am)
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fast
bowing pattern
I'm working on different bowing
patterns in broken scales etc. In the pattern: staccatto 8th ^
followed by 3 slured 8ths- how do you play this fast and keep the
staccatto 8th clean? I assume this would have to be an off-string
attack for the up-bow.
^--- ]^---]^---
l l l l ] l l l l] l l
l l ..............
Chris
Edited by: cellochris99
Edited by: 9/12/00 4:11:45 am
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Bob
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(9/12/00 6:44:54 am)
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Re:
fast bowing pattern
This is a very important bowing that
I teach in scales a lot. The second bow-stroke must move at 1/3 the
speed of the first. Two laws apply here: (1) the faster this pattern
is played (and the less bow overall), the easier it is, (2) the
farther away from the frog, the less the accented first note will
stick out. There are interesting differences between starting up- or
down-bow, but those you'll have to discover for yourself.
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Peter
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(9/12/00 7:00:49 am)
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Davidov
Concerto No 1
You might want to look into learning
Davidov Concerto No. 1, since the first movement utilizes that bow
stroke rather extensively (J. Klengel eddition). Marinia Tarasova
has made a CD recording, available on the Olympic lable.
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dennisw
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(9/12/00 1:39:54 pm)
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Re:
fast bowing pattern
I would say that the 3rd of the 3
slurred notes is the
key to getting the staccato clean. Assuming
you are
starting the pattern with an up-bow:
After this
note is played, make a *subtle* (very subtle)
lift of the right
forearm/elbow. This, with a change-of
-direction movement in the
wrist will give you a combination
of lift and flexibility in the
bow. You need both for a clean
start to the 1st
eighth-note.
The bow hair *doesn't* necessarily leave the
string, but
for a split second, the downward pressure on the
stick
is completely removed, giving you time to place the
left
hand & articulate the 1st eighth note of the
pattern.
Make sure you start the pattern in the same place on
the
bow for every iteration.
Make sure you don't clip the
3rd eighth-note too much in
anticipation of the staccato note
that follows. If necessary,
place some air in between the 2 notes
(pause slightly) in
order to check you right arm/wrist
position.
A variation is to use an eighth-note followed by a
slurred
16th-note triplet.
Always play this exercise
w/metronome to keep your hands
from getting a little
"lazy".
Starting w/up-bow is a *totally* different effect
than starting
the pattern w/down-bow. With a down-bow start the
effect
is a little more scrubby because you don't get as much
lift from
the wrist after the 1st eighth note has been
played.
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cellochris99
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(9/12/00 9:56:34 pm)
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Re:
fast bowing pattern
Thanks for the help. I'll print
this out to refer back to when I practice.
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