Bowing Part 1
Manukau Youth Orchestra Elementary Violin Technique
Square Position
Place the middle of the bow on the A string half way between the end of
the finger board and the bridge.
The bow and the strings together should form a cross as shown on the left.
Keep your elbow square and your forearm level as shown below. Remember to
hold the instrument up with your left hand holding the body of the violin.
Keep your shoulders back and the violin up. When sitting do not
use the back of the chair to rest on rather sit forward and use the
chair as if it were a stool.
The only difference in posture between standing and sitting should
be the legs as shown. Remember to keep your back arched or curved
when sitting and to sit up straight.
Copyright 2002 Joseph Allan
