Violin Lesson #30; Martele' Bowing

[ForKSapien]

really good series of tutorials, thanks a lot

[professorV]

Hi ForKSapien - Thanks for the nice comment.

[ryuulover98]

my exams are tommorow and i dont know it wyaaaaaaaaaaa

[Iamadorable03]

hi.. you teach well.. but i wanna ask if when I'm gonna use that martele bowing or how could i identify if the note must play in martele bowing? waiting for your answer thanks

[maryam0psy]

is there a sign or symble on on the note sheet that indicates the need for a martele? or is it just something one chooses to do or not to?

[yulkatx]

This guy speaks like Dwight Shrute, from "the office"

[TheClassicalTriad]

Very good explanation on martele! I'm enjoying all your lessons! very helpful ;)

[thetarafae]

Hey... that's incredible. Now I can start to make songs sound alive rather than the flat boring tunes I've been playing. I haven't started vibrato yet so I need all the tips I can get.. ha ha!

[ThePlaymaker94]

thanks!!!!!!!!!

[CornDoctor]

thank you! this is what we need for kreutzer no. 6 right ?

[barquester]

When do you use this stroke? Is it notated on the score?

[DaveHealey1]

Im usually relaxed as i follow through :D

[karlehagen]

What would you call it when there was no release and that nagging sound appeared? If I wish for that effect how would you show that on a music sheet?

[jerrygpp]

Fine explanation. What's the practical speed limit on this stroke?  How fast can you take scalewise triplets fortissimo?

[apoca1ypse1]

This method seems like a good way to play staccato notes. Should I use a martele' stroke when playing staccato notes or just keep a constant pressure on the bow and just use shorter bows?

[fiddlnbanjo]

your quite a pleasant fellow..

[violin144000]

Thank you.

[avatar098]

woah.... ive been doing this bowing, but i never knew what it was called xD

10th year of violin!! wooooaahh!! xD

[giovanini]

Thanks!

[robinmelayu]

Great & Thanks

[0minstrel0]

thanks a lot. Very interesting and useful video

[wannabevirtuoso]

this was great!! I am playing a Tessarini concerto which needs this stroke and this has really helped me! :)

[RingOfRae]

Thanks a lot man ! This is very very helpfull for young composers too ! Thanks for the share....

[dunstan920]

thank you so much. i am learning

[czimon]

wow, thank you very much!

i love your explanations. it makes the techniques easier to understand.

[icarlovera]

thank you so much really helpful for martele bow stoke

[Althes212]

Thank you very much~

[Piplonta]

I was having problems with this but Thank You Very Much. I can do it now!

[amjPeace]

I'd like to try this right this minute, but it's the middle of the night and I'd wake the whole house LOL Great video, Todd! Thanks for this lesson and all the others, too!

[hao3388]

good

[fiddler927]

Hey, ProfessorV, I've just seen your videos for the first time. This one is a great explanation of martele bowing, but I am curious: you didn't mention anything about bow speed. When I was working on this several years ago, my teacher was all about getting a good bow speed, especially on the up bow, so that I would have time to prepare for the next stroke (especially in trying to get to the frog). Is that something you left for another lesson, or is it just a given?

[professorV]

Hi fiddler927, Good point! Yes, bow speed is a very important element of martele. The release after the bite should be made with bow speed and relaxed bow hold. Thanks.

[hao3388]

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[CarlWeir]

This is a really excellent explanation of the martele stroke.

[pikachoi2007]

hi Mr Todd, Im working on my martele, not that use to, i usually do a legato type of sound, no crisp. i will try practice what you taught in this video. thanks alot

[professorV]

Good luck!

[ConEspressione]

when do i use that bowing?  when playing staccato?

[saucyasian]

Hi Todd, great videos. I've had this little "glitch" with my martele bowing for a really long time. Almost always, when I am trying to do multiple marteles in a single bow, there is fuzz between notes on my account of the bow slipping. So intead of start stop, mine's more of a start stop slide. Do you have any tips to help me with this?

[professorV]

Well... Do you mean the bow slips towards the f.b. or bridge? Perhaps when you prepare the bow for the martele, i.e. squeeze the index finger and thumb, you actually cause the bow to pull towards you. Let me know if that sounds right, or if I am way off.

[saucyasian]

I just watched myself in the mirror, and I think my bow is slipping a little towards the fingerboard. I have had a habit of doing that in difficult passages. After trying to straighten the bow, the sound has become much more clear. I think it did the trick. Thanks tons!

[zeagle79]

Hey Todd. The thumb-f1 counter motion--that's new to me. Just switched from Russian to Franco-Belgian bow hold, and this vid therefore, became immediate info...

Given the shaping of the post-release, we are on the same page. This helped my upbow stacatto also, though I haven't applied it.

When I think about the release, it is also the right-elbow, both with the counter-motion, and with whatever follows.

Really clear--really--and very helpful.

regards, al.

[professorV]

Al, your concept of the right elbow is great. Thanks!

[fiddlinmatt]

with martele in mind, what is your opinion of the approach to the bow strokes in the fast double stop passages in the first part of the Wieniawski D minor Concerto- how would you execute these?

[professorV]

I played the C 8vas to the Db/C, etc. at (or near) the frog, off the string. 4 measures before that ( C,C,Db, C etc.) I did it martele, mid to tip. Make sense?

[nordmannnick]

is that a harmonic ringing i can hear?

[professorV]

Probably just overtones!

[holly7412003]

Hi, great explanation. This video helps me a lot. Thank you!! May i ask you a question? what exactly is 'son file'? and how do you do it? Will you make a video for son file? ~~thank you

[professorV]

Hi Holly, I just saw your post - I'm not being notified of all the comments I guess...

Son File' means "spun tone". The technique is using a VERY slow bow, close to the bridge, while keeping a tone. Kreutzer no. 1 is a great example of this. A much easier etude would be Wohlfahrt Op. 45, #8. Try it out!

[BenChanViolin]

Very clear explanation, thanks! It reminded me of the contrary motion between first finger and thumb, which should help me with my own martele stroke.

[professorV]

Hi Ben, after watching your excellent videos, I'm of the opinion that your martele is already perfect, however thanks for the nice comment! TE