How To Catch the String with Arm Weight, NOT Force | Martele and Colle | Paul Rolland Bow Rocking

One common pitfall of learning "catch and release" for a good martele, colle, and other related bowstrokes is pushing too hard with the index finger or overpronating the arm. This can lead to a lot of tension. A better way is to feel the natural weight of the arm into the bow, and the bow's natural weight making contact with the string. A great tool to feel the natural arm weight more easily is by practicing the bow rocking exercise as taught by Paul Rolland in his pedagogy approach. In this video, I demonstrate how bow rocking exercise can be incorporated in scales and etudes to practice martele and colle bow strokes.
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[@ViolinHobby]

Thank you, Inna. I'll try this this afternoon.😊

[@Violinna]

Nice! Let me know how it goes

[@ViolinHobby]

@Violinna That method really helps me to get a grip on the string near the tip of the bow. Middle of the bow is very easy to grasp. Frog. It was slightly awkward at first, then easy also Thanks much!!

[@ViolinHobby]

@Violinna definitely helps me to get better sounds and articulations in Bach Chaconne passages.

[@Violinna]

@@ViolinHobby yea, it's more helpful between balance point and tip. Frog not so much because we need to remove some weight

[@ViolinHobby]

@@Violinna Exactly. Remove some weight at the frog 🐸

[@MurphyMusicAcademy]

Very good exercises! I've actually found that you can "catch" the string with almost no pressure at all using only some encouragement from the fingers, which can be very useful if you are trying to get a good "catch" sound within a lighter passage

[@Violinna]

Yes! and this totally circles back around to the importance of continuously refining bow fundamentals.

[@MurphyMusicAcademy]

@@Violinna colle today, colle tomorrow, colle FOREVER!

[@AprilClaytonflute]

This looks like really good advice to me - sounds like a very natural motion using the body's own weight. Thanks!

[@Violinna]

Yes - it gives better leverage from larger muscles! =)

[@RobertPadgett]

Catchy tutorial!

[@Violinna]

Thank you! Pun intended, right? =)

[@daviddobrydnio1746]

Have you ever heard of Nicolas Laoureux apractical method for violin part 1. I have been over analyzing martele motion. I was about t o dig into the string and hit the brakes to catch the string. Now i have a method of approach that makes since and is one and done. Colle is also more approachable thanks to your demo of Roland. Im a big fan of his approach.

[@Violinna]

Yes! Laoureux 4-part books are excellent! :) Also good sight reading material for more advanced players.

[@aMaudPowellFan]

This "bow rocking" motion still completely eludes me. Do you have any suggestions how to break it down? Thank you.

[@Violinna]

"salt shaker" 😉

[@Violinna]

You can also start practicing by tapping a surface rapidly with fingertips, and make sure your entire arm (up to shoulder) is involved. Maybe I'll make another video for all this, since it's hard to type explanation.

[@aMaudPowellFan]

@@Violinna Thank you, that gives me some idea.

[@aMaudPowellFan]

@@Violinna That's confusing ... why the whole arm? If you are so inclined, I am sure that a video would be helpful. Thank you.

[@Violinna]

@@aMaudPowellFan in simpler words - it's important not to restrict intentionally any body part when we play, and not "isolate" any part of the arm. This is a broad and general thing