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CENTER-FINGER and RING-FINGER Bow-Hand Location
Both the center-finger and the ring-finger are connected (by a shared tendon) and lay side-by-side on the bow.
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Remember to keep your fingers relaxed and formed in the shape of an arc.
You already learned how the index-finger pronates the rotation of your bow-hand. As a result of this index-finger bow-hand leadership, the center and ring fingers assume an angle in the proper position.
The finger-tip segments of the Center-Finger and Ring-Finger, hang over the bow’s stick. The center segment of both fingers sits on top of the stick, and the pads lay flush on the frog.
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The picture to the right shows proper finger-contact locations.
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Welcome Back, V!
Let’s tell everyone why we are balanced on a seesaw.
V: Hi! In one word, LEVERAGE!”
Scroll: I agree! This is where leverage is going to come in handy.
Pictured above, we are demonstrating the principle of a FULCRUM.
A Fulcrum is a stationary-support on which a lever moves, just like a see-saw.
The fulcrum of a Seesaw enables the transfer of weight while in motion.
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The purpose of our playground-fun is to bring your attention to the science principles needed, as we proceed to learn about Center-Finger Bow-Tasks.
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Introducing the Bow     Parts of the Bow     The Stick     Horse-Hair     The Tip     The Frog     The Winding     How the Bow Works 
 
 Rosin     Preparing to Hold the Bow     Stick Training Exercises     Bowing Terminology     Down-Bow     Up-Bow     

Bow-Hand Set-Up    Finger Tasks and Functions     The Thumb     Meet ARC     Finger Segments     The Index-Finger   
 
Bow-Hand Pronation      The Center-Finger and Ring-Finger     Bow-Hand Fulcrum     Ring-Finger Propulsion     Bass Bows 
 
 Pinky Bow-Tasks     ‘Casting’ the Bow-Hand    Bow-Wrist Tasks    Rotational Inertia    Arco    Clay Smile Exercise    Meet ANGLE 

The Bow-Arm Box     The Shoulder Arc     Bow Contact-Point     String Lanes     Bow-Segment Mastery     Bowing Exercises 

Finding the Bow Contact-Point     “Painting With Sound”     Bowing Exercises Menu     Bow Taps     Bowing Traditions 

Perform Down-Bows     Perform Up-Bows     The Art of the Bow-Change     Articulations     Staccato     Legato 

Mastery Checkpoint One     Building Bow Control     Bow Speed and Bow-Arm Motion     Bow Planning and Distribution

Slow Moving Bow Strokes     Individual Bow Segments     Traveling the Bow     Bowing Dynamics     Mastery Checkpoint Two 

Advanced Techniques     Slurs and Articulations     Slur Training     Locating the Bow’s Balance Point     Ricochet and Spiccato 

Exploring Ricochet     Ricochet Control     Spiccato Training     Spiccato Control     Spiccato Brush Strokes 

Multiple String Crossings     Virtuosic Bow Strokes     Arpeggio Bowing     “Flying” Staccato     Mastery Checkpoint Three 

SCROLL’s List of Bow Strokes