3 Steps to Control Bow Weight

[@ArivIrvana]

Dear Joy,i just started learning the violin. Let me study with you.thanks

[@tomvdb9369]

Dear Joy 🙂 This is by far the best explanation of bow weight I have heard. Please take care 🙂 thanks so much!

[@JoyLeeViolin]

You are always so very kind Tom. I am always grateful!! :)

[@nerdcartoon2544]

Honestly, you're criminally underrated!!! I learnt SOO MUCH thanks to your videos, things my own teacher has never told me!

[@JoyLeeViolin]

Wow, thank you so much! :)

[@solukhumbu911]

thanks miss Lee , it made my whole bow so much more stable and the shakiness went away after using the weight of my arm

[@JoyLeeViolin]

How wonderful!! Good work Solu! Happy violin playing!

[@ReynaldoRamirez-m2w]

Very good teaching skills, love it,

[@mushroom4713]

Hi Joy! Thanks for the video. miss you! This is Minjin 😁

[@JoyLeeViolin]

Hi Minjin!! It's nice to hear from you again! Miss you too! I hope you are continuing with your lovely violin playing! Happy music making!

[@totoosarts]

Bless your heart, how wonderful, i never thought the upper arm and shoulder can play such a significant role. Thanks for sharing. As always, love your lessons and tutorials, really appreciate it. Stay beautiful, stay safe :)

[@JoyLeeViolin]

You're most welcome Totoo. Thank you also!

[@T-Slider]

I needed that! Thank you!

[@JoyLeeViolin]

You're so welcome! Thank you also T!

[@richardsvarghese7157]

Thank you Joy maam.. Your teachings are most valuable for all level violinists👍🏻

[@JoyLeeViolin]

Awww... you are very kind Richard. Thank you very much!! Happy violin playing!

[@patfiddles]

I love your anthology of "channeling"- a much more fluid description of arm weight. Relaxed, dead arm weight needs to be employed, but the actual amount used during the bow stroke varies. If I'm understanding, lifting the elbow at the tip adds weight with slight rotation of forearm transferring the needed weight to the index finger. Lifting the elbow again at the frog isn't to add weight, but to be able to lift the wrist slightly and then and turn the stick to use more of the bow edge (?). Trying to understand how the same action of raising the elbow adds weight to the tip but reduces weight at the frog. Thanks for an informative video!

[@JoyLeeViolin]

Dear P, You're most welcome and thank you also. Very good question you brought it up. You are correct. With raised right elbow near the tip we can make the bow heavier and with raised right elbow near the frog we can make the bow lighter, because they have different right wrist and right shoulder conditions. Near the tip, with raised right elbow, raised right shoulder and lowered right wrist, we can carry the arm weight into the bow, hence making the bow heavier. Near the frog, with raised right elbow, lowered shoulder and raised wrist, we can take the weight off the bow with raised wrist, but can not carry the arm weight onto the bow, because the channel of entire right arm, elbow and wrist is not straight enough. I hope this answers your question. Happy practising!

[@abhijeetdchawan]

Gratititude joy

[@JoyLeeViolin]

Thank you also Abhijeet! Happy violin playing!

[@adamsheffield7934]

You helped me a lot

[@personalnotesmusic]

Another great video. You are a master teacher!

[@JoyLeeViolin]

You are very kind:) Thanks a lot and happy music making!

[@yacoubgirgis6400]

Thank you Joy, I appreciate the advice kind regards,

[@JoyLeeViolin]

Thank you also Yacoub :) Happy music making and kind regards to you too!

[@flockofseagulls1421]

Thank you, Joy… love your explanations ☺️

[@JoyLeeViolin]

Thank you Flock :)

[@pamelasmith4517]

Thank you for helpful comments…pam

[@JoyLeeViolin]

You're most welcome Pam and thank you also! :)

[@adamsheffield7934]

Thank you

[@JoyLeeViolin]

You're welcome Adam. Thank you also

[@kostaspantazis]

Thanks joy,,

[@JoyLeeViolin]

You're welcome Kostas. Thank you also :)

[@arnim_Rawat]

Hello joy ma'am , can you please tell me some intermediate violin notes sheets to practice? Thanks for the lessons

[@JoyLeeViolin]

Hi Arnim, there are many free sheet music available when you google. I hope you can find music you like. Here is a video about intermediate level pieces. Happy practising! kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppTPmoRopa-jgKM

[@hum596]

Hi Mrs joy,I have some question pls,when pulling a bow some people say that the bow should rest on the violin and our hand is just control ít move back and forward,is that true? Or i should imagine the bow is grabbing the string and my hand fully control it

[@JoyLeeViolin]

Dear Hum, there are bow strokes which we need to hold the bow more actively such as multiple down bow strokes or spiccato among others. But when you are playing long beautiful sustaining notes (legato), it would be better to let the bow sit on the string, and your would guide the bow with some adjustment on RH. Happy practising!

[@engguimaraes7958]

Thank you very much!

[@JoyLeeViolin]

Thank you also Eng!

[@danieltran9634]

Can't even control my own weight, let alone bow weight. 😔