Sound Development for Intermediate String Orchestra
Warm-Up Exercises for Tone and Technique
These video master classes correlate with Sound Development and provide skill-based practice opportunities. Each one- or two-minute clip focuses on a specific skill and allows you to view the authors teaching the technique. Each video corresponds with a lesson from the book—look for the green play button!
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Lanes and Tilt
Page 2—Bob Phillips demonstrates "Bowing Lanes and Tilting the Stick" from Sound Development for Intermediate String Orchestra.
Parallel Bowing
Page 3—Kirk Moss presents the concept of parallel bowing from Sound Development for Intermediate String Orchestra.
Bow Weight
Pages 4 & 5—Kirk Moss shows how to change bow weight on the strings from Sound Development for Intermediate String Orchestra.
Bow Speed
Page 6—Bob Phillips presents the concept of bow speed from Sound Development for Intermediate String Orchestra.
Bow Division
Page 8—Kirk Moss demonstrates how to use different parts of the bow from Sound Development for Intermediate String Orchestra.
Bow Writing
Page 10—Bob Phillips demonstrates the bow writing exercise from Sound Development for Intermediate String Orchestra.
Martelé
Page 14—Kirk Moss presents two exercises to help with the Martelé bow stroke from Sound Development for Intermediate String Orchestra.
Bow Pull-Up
Page 16—Kirk Moss demonstrates a bow pull-up exercise from Sound Development for Intermediate String Orchestra.
Collé
Pages 16 & 17—Kirk Moss demonstrates how to practice the Collé bow stroke from Sound Development for Intermediate String Orchestra.
Spiccato
Page 18—Bob Phillips explains the technique Spiccato from Sound Development for Intermediate String Orchestra.
The Chop
Page 19—Bob Phillips demonstrates the chop technique from Sound Development for Intermediate String Orchestra.
Natural Harmonics
Page 20—Kirk Moss demonstrates natural harmonics from Sound Development for Intermediate String Orchestra.
Shifting
Page 22—Bob Phillips explains the concept of shifting from Sound Development for Intermediate String Orchestra.
Vibrato Upper Strings
Page 38—Kirk Moss demonstrates exercises to prepare for vibrato on the violin and viola from Sound Development for Intermediate String Orchestra.
Vibrato Lower Strings
Page 38—Bob Phillips presents exercises to prepare for vibrato on lower strings from Sound Development for Intermediate String Orchestra.
Scales
Page 40—Bob Phillips explains how to use the scale pages from Sound Development for Intermediate String Orchestra.