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| basic type of bowing/creates a series of separate bows by alternating up and down bows |
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| legato bow articulation; a series of notes, often the same pitch, are played within a single bow stroke, each slightly separated with a slight push |
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| on the string staccato; when a composer places an staccato, staccatissimo, or accent on the notes within a single bow stroke. |
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| applied to the dotted rhythms - the notation is a slur marking with a dot below the shorter of the two notes - performance practice is to play both notes in one stroke while shortening the first note |
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| a down stroke spicatto where two to six notes are played on one bow stroke |
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| also known as richochet bowing - the technique of dropping or throwing the bow onto the string and allowing it to bounce naturally |
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| do the tremelo in the lower third in the bow |
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| make the tremelo in the upper third of the bow |
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| pull the string hard enough to allow it to snap back against the fingerboard |
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| use the wooden part of the bow in the strings |
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| play over the fingerboard |
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| sliding from one pitch to the other by completely filling in all of the intervening pitches - performer slides from one pitch to the next |
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| alternation between two or more strings on the same instrument using the lower tuned strings to produce higher pitches and vice versa |
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| the instrument is tuned to notes other than the normal pitches |
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| putting bow bow hairs flat against the string |
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| pitched, whisper like quality |
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| spoken or in a spoken manner |
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| interrupting the airflow without changing pitch - dynamic changes |
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| rapidly alternating pitches |
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| vocal chords vibrate at half speed |
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| jumping back and forth over the break |
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