The Essential Violin Bow Hold Guide: A MUST for Violin Players

[@bradykelso8682]

Thanks!

[@erictheviolinist]

Thank YOU 😊 🙏🏻

[@Garinioss]

This is great for making a kind of checklist for postures and right motion, and in the near future just to focus in the notes and sound. Again, great video. So helpful ✨

[@isaaclevine1266]

Excellent -- I'm forwarding to multiple students -- thanks for the content!

[@erictheviolinist]

I hope it helps!

[@scariasebastian5347]

Very valuable lessons. Thanks.

[@erictheviolinist]

You're welcome!

[@bradykelso8682]

Another great video! Thanks, Eric!

[@erictheviolinist]

You got it, Brady!

[@Victorius30]

Pretty much my daughters problem too, her teacher does not seem to care. Will force her to watch this. Thanks

[@erictheviolinist]

Hope it helps! Keep me updated if it helps

[@amezcuaist]

One of my first lessons was to balance a large old Penny on the back of my right hand ,with long slow bows . If you like spread out fingers have a look at Alexei Korsakov .He had a perfect bow arm .His forefinger always stuck out a bit . a Seriously Russian style . For fast staccato you can forget about the small finger .

[@erictheviolinist]

Thanks for sharing

[@nyaqua]

7 arm heights? 4 for each strings and 3 for in-between?

[@erictheviolinist]

Precisely

[@amezcuaist]

At 10.57 you see the exagerated angle of the back of the hand --just like a film of Jascha Heifetz (Playing Lalo ) with his squashed together fingers. So spread out fingers or squashed up fingers . Who can tell ?

[@Vk-co2ow]

Lateral angle camera view would have made hold more clear to viewers

[@klaudiadz.1412]

My main problem is that my thumb slips and go through the loop while playing, because you are not supposed to have any tension in your hold. If I don't press my thumb into the wood it eventually slips and my whole bow hold goes downhill from there😢

[@heidifundinger3369]

My difficulty is that I’m a small person and my hands are very small so it’s hard to replicate the holds I see in videos.