Lesson 1: Vowel Sounds

Which part of the bow moves when you press down it – the stick or the bow? Nancy Zhou begins her explanation of how to produce vowel sounds on the violin by answering this question at several different points along the bow (hint: it’s not the same everywhere). She continues by helping us find a natural right-hand position, explaining how the bow is like a see-saw, and providing exercises from the Dounis collection to develop legato string crossings.