Strings - Bowing, etc Flashcards
How to make a good tone on a string instrument
- consistent contact point
- bow on the road, parallel to bridge, between bridge and fingerboard
- tilt bow towards the scroll
- the more weight, the more speed, and the less weight, the less speed
arco
with the bow
down bow
pull the bow from frog to tip
up bow
push the bow from tip to frog
pizzicato
pluck the string. If there is a plus over the note, pluck with the left hand
slur
change notes without changing direction of the bow
legato
smoothly change bow directions/notes
staccato
stop the bow between notes, short articulation
detache
separate bows, no length of note implied, one note per bow stroke. Notes are detached in direction, not sound
spiccato
bounce the bow for a short sounding articulation, let the bow bounce at its balance point
brush stroke
like spiccato, but more on the string, nearer the frog
hooked bows
staccato stop between notes, but continue in the same bow direction
bow lift
reset bow for new repeated down bow or up bow
tremolo
shivery bow at the tip
col legno
with the wood of the bow
ricochet
repeated bounces of the bow in the same direction, at and above the balance point
sautille
rapidly bouncing bow, fast tempo
colle
moving the bow entirely with the fingers of the bow hand, greatly exercise for bow hold flexibility
bow hair angle
on violin/viola, bow hair should be flat on the string, except at the turn around at the frog, at which time hair faces slightly toward you as you change bows
ondulé
bow stroke in which the bow plays two adjacent strings like a tremolo
sul ponticello
use of the bow close to the bridge in which a harsh grating sound is produced
sul tasto
use of the bow over the end of the fingerboard to produce a light, airy sound
martelé
abrupt release of a stroke in a forceful manner
louré
slight detachment of the notes without changing the direction of the bow
