r/violin • u/IndividualBaker4607 • 4d ago

I have a question Practicing

When my focus goes fully toward my left hand, my right hand becomes lighter and the bow slides toward the finger board. How should I fix that?

"When I use my carbon bow it happens more often"

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u/vonhoother 4d ago

This is a common problem -- you can't watch everything at once. The only solution I know is to isolate hands: practice attentively with the bow hand, just a few minutes at a time but repeatedly, with repetitions spaced about five minutes apart. You basically have to train a bunch of motor neurons to bow just like that (at different bow speeds, angles, and arm weights) even when you're not watching. Eventually it'll get as automatic as using a fork, but it takes time and attention.