What Is The Correct Direction Of Violin Bow?

08-06-2024

What Is The Correct Direction Of Violin Bow?
At present, the bows made for children in China are not only of poor quality, but also the length of the bows is not suitable for the size of the piano. Generally speaking, the bows are too long, and sometimes the bows on the piano are longer than those on the% piano, which is extremely unfavorable to children's learning. Some parents use a simple method for this, that is, according to the child's arm. It is a common practice to stick the tape on the bow end as a mark to indicate the limit of carrying the bow. However, this practice is just a hypothesis for children. In fact, it can't solve the fundamental problem, and it is still extremely harmful to training children. The reasons are as follows: the

longer the bow is, the heavier it will be. For a child of three or four years old, a heavier bow will directly affect the pronunciation effect, and this influence mainly comes from the root of the bow. As we all know, the pronunciation at the bow root is difficult to control, and the bow is longer and heavier, which adds extra burden to the little finger, while the children are small and just beginning to learn, and their control is poor, so it is inevitable that when they run to the bow root, they will make a squeaky sawing sound, which will destroy the pronunciation effect, and all parts of the bow have certain characteristics and certain performance. Because the bow is long and a mark is made at the bow end, the division of normal (suitable) bow segments is disrupted, which changes the feeling of carrying the bow, thus affecting the inherent characteristics and performance of each part of the bow, which is also harmful to training children's bow-carrying skills. Usually, children carry the bow unnaturally, incongruously and have poor pronunciation, which is probably one of the important reasons.