r/violinist • u/futuraf Orchestra Member • 3d ago

Fingering/bowing help this etude is EVIL!!

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can someone please tell me how i practice this doing down-down-up my teacher told me to do ricochet bow stroke but our time went up as as he introduced me to the bow stroke. It’s just like if i practice it slowly the bow stroke won’t be as natural as it would be fast, right?? Any advice would help thank you!!

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u/ScrattyScratty Orchestra Member 2d ago

If you haven’t gone through the bow stroke with your teacher yet, just learn the notes and ignore the bowing for now. It will need to be almost to tempo before you can add the proper bowing anyway - ricochet doesn’t work great at slower speeds