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Should I listen to bowed note or released note when tuning?

Should I listen to bowed note or released note when tuning?
  1. What happens if you press too hard with your bow?
  2. What does the bow allow you to do with a musical note?
  3. What note do violins tune to?
  4. What are the two rules of playing with a staggered bow?

What happens if you press too hard with your bow?

Experiment with varying pressure from your first finger to the bow stick through to the violin string. You'll notice that if you dig into the string too hard you'll get a gritty abrasive tone, and if you press too light you'll get a patchy, inconsistent tone. Look for the middle ground.

What does the bow allow you to do with a musical note?

In music, a bow /boʊ/ is a tensioned stick which has hair (usually horse-tail hair) coated in rosin (to facilitate friction) affixed to it. It is moved across some part of a musical instrument to cause vibration, which the instrument emits as sound.

What note do violins tune to?

On a standard violin, the strings should be tuned (in order from the thickest to the thinnest string) to the notes G, D, A and E. The tension on these strings is adjusted using the violin's tuning pegs.

What are the two rules of playing with a staggered bow?

Staggered bowing is indicated with down-bow and up-bow symbols put in parentheses. Stand partners throughout each section agree to change bows at different times. Punta d'arco literally means at the point of the bow. Passages so marked should be performed at the tip of the bow.

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