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lah_lei
(55 points)
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i'm kind of confused about bowings...
when do you know if the first note should be up or down if there's no up or down sign on the sheet?
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Ragatopp
(122 points)
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If the note is at the start of a bar, i.e. there are notes after it, then it is a down bow. If the note is the last of a bar, i.e. on the music sheet it will be a single note followed by the bar line.. the bar does not equal the full beat count.. then it is an up bow.
Does that make sense?.. so if the beat count is four and the first note is worth one beat followed by other notes that make up the total count of four, then it's a down bow. If the first note is worth one, but there are no other notes to make up the count, and no rests, etc, in the bar, then it's an up bow.
For example..
http://www.8notes.com/scores/2734.asp?ftype=gif
The first note to this is a down bow.
http://www.8notes.com/scores/9645.asp?ftype=gif
Ignore the slur to avoid any confusion, but the first note of this piece would be an up bow.
Does that help?
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Captain_Tuckshop
(295 points)
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Get a private teacher, if you haven't done so already. So much more can be learned from one than a chat forum on a music site.
As a general rule, the first note of every piece should be a down bow, however if there is a note before the first complete bar, it should be an up. That is a very basic outline, bowing WILL get more complicated, but don't worry, that should be enough for now.
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MusicRawks
(412 points)
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My teacher told me, that as a gernal rule, if there is no marked bowing to start with a down bow. It depends on the peice. If you are in an orchestra, the orchestra should tell you the correct bowings if they are marked.
<Added>
Sorry, I just repeated almost the exact same thing as the person before me... I just relized that after I posted!
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