Bow Technique, Part 1: Getting Comfortable with the Bow

from: Beginning Bluegrass and Old-Time Fiddle with Chad Manning

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Learn how to get that fiddley sound by learning beginner-level fiddle tunes and bluegrass songs, with technique tips for both hands and basic theory.

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In the second part of this lesson, you’ll learn the B part of “June Apple” phrase by phrase, as well as the “Georgia shuffle” bowing pattern, which works well on the B part. You’ll also learn how to add drone strings to the A and B parts.

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Bow Technique

Bow Technique, Part 1: Getting Comfortable with the Bow

Bow Technique, Part 2: Bow Tones

Bow Technique, Part 3: Coordinating Your Hands

Bow Technique, Part 1: Getting Comfortable with the Bow

Bow technique is all about trying to get the tone you hear in your head out of your fiddle. Chad demonstrates his approach to holding the bow, and shows you how to find a good position that will work for you, with some simple exercises from Yehudi Menuhin’s book Violin and Viola.

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