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How to do Up-bow Staccato on the Violin and Viola
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Up-bow staccato is one of the flashier techniques in violin playing and is found in several of the core pieces of the repertoire. In this post I’ll teach you what it is and how to play and practice it effectively. What is up-bow staccato? Staccato in music essentially means to create a separation between…
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Immediately Improve Your Phrasing: The “Zig-zag” Bow for Violin, Viola, and Cello (Salut d’ Amour)
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Looking for a tip that will noticeably improve your phrasing? Read below to learn how to step up your playing through use of what I call the “zig-zag” bow. Static Phrasing The reason you have static sounding phrasing may be that you are using the same length of bow again and again and in…