How to apply rosin to a violin bow

1. How much rosin should I put on my bow?
2. How do you put resin on a violin?

How much rosin should I put on my bow?

The right amount of rosin allows easy movement of the bow, rich tones, and no excess. As a rule of thumb, it typically takes four or five strokes of rosin on the bow hair to achieve this.

How do you put resin on a violin?

How to apply violin rosin on your bow?

1. Tighten the bow hairs as usual.
2. Hold the rosin in your left hand and the bow in your right hand. Then, start applying the rosin, with no pressure, on the hairs. ...
3. Be careful not to apply too much rosin, it would be useless.