Bow Master at All Play DayOn Tuesday March 11, Bow Master Jesse offered all CMW violins and violas a bow class during the studio class portion of All Play Day! Students worked in partners on their "Bow-lympics" exercises, practicing their spider crawls, crunchtastic voyage (making a good heavy crunchy sound near the bridge), and pinky push-ups and Captain Hook (first finger) pushups. One of the most challenging exercises was learning how to shift the weight of the hand towards the first finger (at the tip) and then towards the pinky (at the frog). This keeps the bow hand relaxed, and helps develop smooth bow changes. Which would make anyone smile! Thanks to Jesse for sharing his wisdom and offering a fun and helpful class!
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