Essays On Music & Learning Fiddle/Violin

Essays On Music & Learning Fiddle/Violin

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Essays On Music & Learning Fiddle/Violin
The Windshield Wiper
Learning Fiddle/Violin

The Windshield Wiper

Honing in on the bow hold

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Ed Pearlman
Dec 21, 2022
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The Windshield Wiper
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Here’s a game I like to call the “Windshield Wiper,” for pretty obvious reasons, as we hone in on different parts of our right arm and hand that have a huge impact on our sound, timing, expression, and musicality. (The list of right arm “controllers” can be found at this link.)

The Windshield Wiper can help improve the bow hand of any player, and is a g…

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