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    Violin bowing techniques include détaché for playing each note separately, legato for smooth connected notes, tenuto for accented notes played at full length, portato for tenuto notes in one bow stroke, double stops for two notes on two strings at once, chords for three or four notes together, staccato for shortened detached notes, up-bow and down-bow staccato using one bow direction, martelé for detached notes with a strong accent, spiccato for bouncing bow strokes lifting between notes, sautillé for bouncing without lifting, and tremolo for fast repeated notes. Special techniques include sul tasto, sul ponticello, col legno, p

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    Violin bowing techniques include détaché for playing each note separately, legato for smooth connected notes, tenuto for accented notes played at full length, portato for tenuto notes in one bow stroke, double stops for two notes on two strings at once, chords for three or four notes together, staccato for shortened detached notes, up-bow and down-bow staccato using one bow direction, martelé for detached notes with a strong accent, spiccato for bouncing bow strokes lifting between notes, sautillé for bouncing without lifting, and tremolo for fast repeated notes. Special techniques include sul tasto, sul ponticello, col legno, p

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    Violin bowing techniques include détaché for playing each note separately, legato for smooth connected notes, tenuto for accented notes played at full length, portato for tenuto notes in one bow stroke, double stops for two notes on two strings at once, chords for three or four notes together, staccato for shortened detached notes, up-bow and down-bow staccato using one bow direction, martelé for detached notes with a strong accent, spiccato for bouncing bow strokes lifting between notes, sautillé for bouncing without lifting, and tremolo for fast repeated notes. Special techniques include sul tasto, sul ponticello, col legno, p

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    Violin Bowing Techniques

    Sautillé
    Détaché Another bouncing bow stroke. Different from Spiccato
    Each note is played in a separate bow stroke. because you do not lift and drop the bow between the notes.
    Your bow does the work for you.

    Fouette or Whipped bow


    Legato Usually performed in the upper half of the bow. It almost
    always starts with an upbow. An accent is quickly produced
    Smooth connected notes. Not to be confused with a slur.
    by slightly lifting the bow off of the string and "whipping" it
    down back onto the string.

    Tenuto / Accented Détaché Jete


    A thrown bow that is controlled, resulting in a controlled
    Playing a note it’s full note length or value.
    bounce on the string.

    Portato Chops
    A percussive bow technique, executed with a vertical drop
    Playing tenuto notes in one bow stroke.
    and lift motion of the bow onto the string.

    Double Stops Pizzicato


    Playing two notes on two separate strings both at the same Plucking the strings with your left or right hand, usually while
    time. holding the bow.

    Tremolo
    Chords Repetition of a note without using an accent or rhythm, but
    Playing three or four notes at the same time. by using fast up and down strokes instead. Doing this creates
    a trembling sound.

    Staccato Measured Tremolo


    Tremolo that is noted using a specific number of flags in the
    A shortened duration of a note that begins with a bite.
    stem of the note.

    Up-bow and Down-bow Staccato Sul Ponticello


    The bow makes contact with the string closer to the bridge.
    Multiple short and detached notes that start with a bite or
    As the bow moves closer to the bridge, the tone will increase
    accents and are all played in one bow direction.
    in volume becoming eerie and somewhat shrill.

    Martelé Sul Tasto


    Detached from other notes.It has a strong accent or bite at
    Bowing over the fingerboard creating an airy, flute like effect.
    the beginning of the note.

    Sustained Martelé Col Legno


    After the initial attack of the Martelé stroke, the tone is Tone produced by hitting the wood of the bow onto the
    continued without interruption for a longer period of time. string.

    Spiccato Au Talon
    Talon is French for heel, and the term au talon, "at the heel"
    A bouncing bow. Short single strokes produce the tone by
    means to play the music with the bow hair at the heel or
    dropping the bow onto the string. The bow is then lifted off
    bottom part of the bow closest to the hand. Other terms
    the string between the notes.
    include "at the frog" or "at the nut".

    Ricochet Arco
    Notes are played on the same bow stroke by your bow’s
    Sign to let you know to switch and play with the bow after
    natural reaction to the initial contact note. This occurs by
    playing pizzicato.
    throwing the bow down onto the string for the first note.

    Collé
    The note is pinched and attacked at the same time from the Marcato
    air. The bow is immediately lifted off of the string in Play an accent on every note to mark them.
    preparation for the next note.

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