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Basic Bow Distribution

Tip . .
M PoB
. Frog
H
by Andrei Pricope
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U2 L2

U3 M3 L3

Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1

WB = Whole Bow L = Lower... Students may put tapes or stickers on the

F = Frog U = Upper... bow at the points indicating by dots
T = Tip 2 = ... Half above, dividing the bow into 4 quarters.
M = Middle
PoB = Point of Balance
3 = ... Third
4 = ... Quarter
≥ = Down-Bow _ ≤ = Up-Bow {
The following German terminology is used in much of the traditional literature:
GB (Gantze Bogenlänge) for WB M (Mitte) for M
OH (Obere Hälfte) for U2 Sp (Spitze) for Tip
UH (Untere Hälfte) for L2 Fr (Frosche) for Frog

Even Bow Distribution Practice on all strings, with good tone, using the metronome (start at 72-80 BPM)

™ ™ ™™ 43 ™™ ™ ™™ 44 ™™ ™™ ™™ ≤ ™
5. ≥
? 1.4 ≥ ≤ ™
2. ≥
™
≤ 3. ≥ ≤ 4. ≥ ≤
4œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙™ w w œœœœœœœœ ™
Q1, Q2, Q3 or Q4 L2, M2 or U2 Q1-3 or Q2-4 WB Q1, Q2, Q3 or Q4
L2, M2 or U2 WB M; PoB

? ™™ ≥ ≤ ≥ ≥
™™ 43 ™™ ≥
≤ ™ 8.™ ≥ ≤
™™ ™™ ≥
≤ ™ 10.™ ≥ ≥
™™ 44
Uneven Bow Distribution
≥
œ ™ ™œ ˙ œœ ™ ™œœ˙
6. 7. 9.

œ œ œœ œ œ œœœ œœ œœ œ œœ ˙ ˙
Q1, Q2, Q3 or Q4; M; PoB L2; M2; U2 L2; M2; U2 L2; M2; U2 L2; M2; U2

™™ ™™ ™™ ≥ ≤ ≤ ™™ ™™ ≥ ™
≥≤ ≤ ≥ ≤ ≥ ≤ ≤ ≤ ≥
œ œ ™
?4
11. 12. 13.

4 œ œœœ œœœ œœœ œœ œœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ ˙ œ œ ˙

Q1, Q2, Q3 or Q4; M; PoB Q1, Q2, Q3 or Q4; M; PoB WB U2 WB L2

? ™™ ≥ ≤ ≤ ≥ ™ 15.™ ≥ ≤ ≤ ™ ™
≥ 16. ≤ ≥ ≤ ≤ ≤ 17. ≥ ≤ ≥ ≤
™ ™ ™
˙™ œ œ ˙™ œ œ ™ ™ ˙ ™™ œ œ ˙ ™™ œ œ ™ ™ œ ™ œ œ ™ œœ ™ œœ ™ œ ™ ™ œ œ ™ œ. œ ™ œ. œ ™
14.

WB Q4 WB Q1 WB T WB F Q1, Q2, Q3 or Q4
L2; M2; U2

™™ ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ j ™ ™ j ™ ™ j j ™
≥ 19. ≥ 3 20. ≥ 21. ≥ 22. ≥ ≤ 23. ≥

œ- œ. œ. œ. ™ ™ œ. œ. œ. œ- 4 ™ œ- œ. œ. œ- ™ ™ œ. ™ œ œ ™ ™ œ ™ œ. œ ™ ™ œ. œ- œ. œ ™
?2 3
18. 3
4
Experiment to find the best place in the bow for these patterns

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