String Visions from Ovation Press

My former teacher, Hans Jensen, has launched a blog through his music publishing company, Ovation Press, that is geared towards exploring and discussing issues that are important to all contemporary classical musicians.

One recent entry that I found particularly interesting was on the subject of bow angle or 'skewness'.  I've shown the very begining of the entry below, but to get the full effect it is best to visit the website and read the fascinating comments made by the readers as well.

from stringvisions.ovationpress.com:

To play parallel or not? You might not realize it, but this is very controversial topic.

To play parallel to the bridge is an aspect of string playing that has often been misunderstood – one that results in some heated discussions among teachers and performers of stringed instruments even today.

Here at String Visions I would first like to write a series of articles about this topic from different perspectives, and then to open up a discussion forum. Please get involved and write comments about my articles and feel free to write a longer article yourself on this topic and let us know what you think. The factors involved in these issues relate to the biomechanics of the body, natural motion, and movement patterns of the bow arm and the physics of the vibrating string. [...read the rest of part I]

 

[part II]

[part III]

 

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