Sunday 22 December 2013

down or up bow staccato

This has got to be the most difficult bow stroke ever conceived by man, and is a rapid up or down sequence in one bow of many notes of staccato notes. If done right, it sounds absolutely exciting, if done wrongly, I doubt anyone can play fast past the fourth note before they stall. What is the secret then then? It is to be able to play from a strong foundation of relaxation and the use of only one muscle, you learn to strengthen that muscle and off you go. I have many bow studies for making that muscle strong and supple at the same time. Please visit me, www.efficientviolinist.com or call me 90097430. Oistrakh couldn't play a note of it, as famous as he was, and Heifetz did it differently from me, that is a flexing of his triceps and biceps. But it took a long time for Heifetz to assert mastery over control of speed doing it this way. Oistrakh simply used separate bows and got away with it because he's already famous. Try doing that in a competition now....

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