[category: Orchestra]
This week,
Practice Essential Elements Exercises 45 (plucking), 50 (bow), 52 (bow), and 54-60 (bow). Also practice bowing with your cardboard tubes.
Pay attention to your bow hold when you play! Remember, curl your right hand fingers around the bow stick when you play, and keep them curved like a wheel. Keep your thumb curved, with the knuckle touching the bow hair. Try to make the bow hold look like the picture below.
When you play with the bow, make sure you press hard enough to get a good sound and use almost the whole length of the bow. Keep your right arm level, not drooping down, nor pointing towards the ceiling.
Bonus question:
What is another name for Essential Elements Exercise 43: A Mozart Melody?
Sorry I am posting so late!
Adam Barker
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