Sounds simple but it is harder than you would expect! This is the first big challenge for aspiring violinists - how to hold that darn bow ! My students at the Boys and Girls Club are giving it their best shot. B.J. (above) has a good start, he has his thumb bent and a solid grip on the bow. In the weeks ahead we will be working on spreading his fingers apart and pivoting his wrist slightly in the direction of the index finger.
This student wants to hold the bow like a sword! En garde!! With patience on my part and persistence on her part she will loosen her grip and the angle of the bow in relations to the instrument will be more perpendicular than diagonal.
This is a really goodlooking bowhold considering this is just her second lesson! She is very relaxed and has a beautiful sweep of the fingers and, although not visible from this angle, her thumb is bent! Yay!
Katie has been studying privately with me for almost a year now and she has developed confidence in her bow grip. The thumb is bent and the fingers are spread to cover a wide area of the bow allowing Katie solid control of the bow stroke to produce notes with beautiful tone!
and finally, The Master, Jasha Heifetz and the perfect bow hold : )
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