Hooked Bowings

These types of bowings are typically used in compound meters such as 6/8, or for playing dotted rhythms so that the shorter, unaccented note remains unaccented. The bowing can be indicated in music with bow markings, slurred articulation markings, or both. Often, a composer provides no indications, and the performer must make a decision about whether to play a passage using a hooked bowing.

POSTURE • INSTRUMENT SIZING • INSTRUMENT POSITION

BOW HOLD • BOW STROKE • INTERMEDIATE RIGHT HAND SKILLS • ADVANCED RIGHT HAND SKILLS

LEFT HAND POSITION • SHIFTING • VIBRATO • ADVANCED LEFT HAND SKILLS