Printer-friendly versionbowing tip for beginners like myself
January 7, 2012 at 9:54 AM
while standing in direct sunlight the other day during practice, i happened to notice the shadow of my bowing hand plodding through its stiff, wooden-like maneuvers. in trying to make the shadow move more elegantly - more smoothly and flowing - my wrist loosened up, my shoulder dropped - bowing began to be directed from the lower half of my arm.i'd read that watching this procedure in the mirror is a good way of loosening up but in my case, the "chiaroscuro" version worked better.
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