Bow Do's and Don'ts

This video goes over ways to take care of your bow so that it will last a long time and so that it will sound great every time you play:

Changing Strings

The following video reviews how to change strings (meaning how to properly bow from string to string):

Here are the elbow positions for each string:

G string elbow position

D string elbow position

A string elbow position

E string elbow position

Bow Hold

The following video reviews how to hold your bow:

Here are some views of how to hold your bow properly.

First try holding a pen:

Basic Posture

The following video reviews basic posture practices:

This is how we expect our students to sit and hold their violins during practices at home and rehearsal as a group:

Sitting forward with back NOT against chair

Proper playing posture