Master Your Violin Bow Hold: The Ultimate Guide for Beginners

This comprehensive guide provides beginners with a step-by-step approach to master the perfect violin bow hold. We'll go over common mistakes and provide exercises and tips to help you hold the bow like a pro. Learn how to play your instrument with confidence and control so that you can truly show your talent and skill with every performance.

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[claudinebechard]

I've been looking for the perfect and clearest video for the perfect bow hold for a long time. I think I finally found it. Thanks, now I'm satisfied that I'm learning it right.

[tsiprmania]

Been playing for 12 to years for my degree to finally realise from an other teacher that my bow holding is entirely you imagine how i feel? 😞😞😞....i started watching today a few videos to understand how to correct feel like i start all over again... everyone has its own bow hold....i am confused...

[Azzne-]

Thank you for this it reassured me so much! I’m only 7 months the into learning violin and today bowing seemed different. Turns out I’ve actually started holding it right! There is such a difference in how everything flows and I have noticed less irritation in my arm! (tennis elbow type thing from bowing wrong boo). I’ll watch your other videos, I like your concise speaking style and how clear your demonstrations were. It helped me immensely!

[gailrivas]

Great information. I needed the Baroque bow example.

[beataszczepanik]

This pinky tip probably solved my bowing technique problems 😊

[AmandaViolinGirl]

It took me several months to get the bow grip right. My pinky finger was terrible, and my thumb was what another online violinist describes as banana thumb.

[charlottesmom]

It's my first day with my new violin, this was very helpful. Thank you🎻!

[JingheZhao]

Thank you very much for your teaching video, which is very helpful to my daughter. My daughter will be 5 years old in August this year. She has only been learning violin enlightenment for 3 weeks but piano & sight singing & ear training for 10 months.

[christineruderson]

My fingers do not slide up the bow. I am having trouble holding the bow! While practicing, my thumb goes straight; when I fix
that issue, my 2nd and 3rd fingers begin to lift up. Soon, my thumb is throbbing and I am dropping the bow. I have viewed your videos many, many seems to work for me!

[Federgeistchen-cgnr]

I remember having a perfect bow hold. Then I played baroque exclusively for two years and now my hand goes up almost half way from frog to balancing point unless I'm deliberately focusing on holding it right. :, )

[JosephMusgrove]

The Old Russian bow hold works best for me but can see where your advise would be helpful for those using the Franco-Belgian bow grip.

[mellissadalby]

My violin teacher has been trying to get me to keep my pinky down, but never said anything about the placement of the pinky as it touches the bow.
I will try what you suggest. It makes sense to me.

[Lucerious]

I hadn't thought to teach the bow hold with them holding it straight up. I've seen pinkies like that starting out but I just had the kids support most of the weight with their left hand holding the stick. This might be easier since it frees one hand while still making it lighter. I've seen some people have the hold a little higher with the pinky over the frog's eye instead. Is there any real difference in doing that?

[caiushiticas]

“Right hand and particularly the bow hand”

[danielngui]

I guess my thumb is wrong. My thumb was like 90 degree lol

[SpacGod]

I watched two videos before this and all I can say is my teacher is an idiot he asked me to hold my thumb at the beginning of the winding and the pinky near the end of the padding.
My palm aches like hell and the every finger seems fatigued.

[molotulo]

Another lousy video. On to the next...olaf will have a good video...i hope.