Learn fundamental right-hand technique for bowing. Understand all the common bow strokes — and improve your ability to adjust the tone and color of all the music you make.
The way your bow strikes the strings of a violin can produce countless tonal flavors. But how do you build the fine right-hand technique to execute all the different bow strokes with precision? And when should you use each one?
Virtuoso violinist Giora Schmidt reveals the exact exercises to practice, as well as how various bowing techniques help you craft a unique sound and performance.
Learn the key differences between bow strokes, and when they are best used.
Discover how to influence your tone with subtle changes in your hand and wrist.
Understand the mistakes novice players make, and learn how to avoid them.
Having studied and collaborated with such renowned leaders in violin as Pinchas Zukerman and Itzhak Perlman, Giora Schmidt's acclaim owes equally to his passion for the violin and exquisite technique as a performer. He has appeared with noted orchestras such as the Philadephia Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, and the Israel Philharmonic. As a recitalist and chamber musician, he has performed at the Louvre, The Kennedy Center, and Carnegie Hall.
Schmidt holds seasonal teaching engagements at NYU Steinhardt and the Orford Musique Academy in Quebec, and has taught in the past at The Juilliard School and the Perlman Music Program. His approach to teaching is highly involved and engaging, full of both practical insight and sensitivity.
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