From Poof to Portato: A Sequence of Bow Strokes for the Heterogeneous Class

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  • Brenda Brenner (bbrenner@indiana.edu)
  • Bowing technique is a crucial foundational skill in string playing that creates good tone quality and forms the basis for musical style. In this session, methods of teaching fundamental bow strokes and bow choreography in group settings from beginning through intermediate levels will be explored. Literature utilizing the various strokes will be broken down and demonstrated in video clips of a chamber orchestra including Indiana University String Academy and Jacobs School of Music students.
 
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