Cello: Bow Directions, Speed and Pressures — Ex. 1
Cello: Bow Directions, Speed and Pressure — Example 1
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“Generally speaking, a faster bow creates a louder sound. Greater bow speed results in more of the bow length employed over a period time. These forte quarter notes use the whole length of the bow.”
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“These piano quarter notes use only about a quarter of the length of the bow.”
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“Down-bow forte. Down-bow bow-strokes move in the direction from the frog (where the bow is held) to the tip. The part of the bow closest to the frog of the bow and the player's bow-arm naturally applies greater weight and pressure to the string than the part closer to the tip of the bow. To sustain this forte whole note as a down-bow stroke, the player must apply additional pressure as the bow moves to the tip.”
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“Up-bow forte. This up-bow stroke moves from the tip to the frog.”