Darol Anger THE BOW HOLD

Acclaimed fiddler Darol Anger talks and plays through a discussion of the benefits of varying your violin bow hold slightly depending on the music you're playing. We examine 3 factors: Power, Flexibility, and Control.
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[@swlbarely]

Darol Anger, this is the best explanation of bow hold I've seen. In my attempts to gain a grasp of proper bow hold (haha), I've watched about 10-20 youtube vids, but they don't show it up close they way you do. I was telling this fiddle player at a jam session that I still was having problems with bow hold and she observed and said I needed to curve my thumb more. I wanted to get more guidance from her but I never saw her again. Your video presicely illustrated what she was showing me, plus gave a lot more instructions.Thanks so very much.

[@darolfmu]

So glad this worked for you!

[@Jeremy-wu4jy]

That was great!!!!!!!! Thank you so much!!!!!!!

[@darolfmu]

For further info, check out my sample lessons at Artistworks School Of Fiddle: artistworks.com/darol-anger

[@MikeEmmet]

Thank you!

[@darolfmu]

You're welcome!

[@amusicment4829]

Wow, interesting fiddle, those f-holes, or leaf-holes!

[@ALoonwolf]

The standard bow holds have you holding a stick, and then the part you are playing with juts out from the stick. With your thumb on the bottom you are holding THE BOW.

[@amfla3787]

8:26 Oh my, that's my bow hold! 😬😬😮😮😳 After all these years....! Time to get cracking on a different hold.

[@fatmanwithabroom3221]

waht if yoy play a volin dageres

[@fzzyt]

Hi Darol, I literally cannot curve my thumb the right way, I have extremely crazy long spagethetti hands. my thumb feels more flexible bent the opposite way, it locks if I bend it the way other people do. Will I ever be able to be good based on this, I wasn't finding it a problem until I learnt it was 'wrong'.

[@darolanger2297]

just use the Texas grip! put the ball of your thumb under the frog.