School of Bowing Technique, Op.2: Book 2

The "School of Bowing Technique" op. 2 is the second important violin tutor by Otakar Ševcík (1852–1934) and deals with the elementary technical demands of the right hand. Divided into three sections, the tutor contains more than 4,000 systematically arranged bowing exercises in increasing order of difficulty.

This new edition of the "School of Bowing Technique" combines the original six volumes in groups of two. It is largely based on the first edition, published in the early 20th century, and on other sources from Ševcík's estate. The editor, Jaroslav Foltýn, is a professor of violin at the Prague Conservatory, as was Ševcík himself. Text is provided in Czech, German and English.

Exercises for Developing Suppleness of Wrist

• No.29. Exercises on two strings
• No.30. Exercises for skipping over one or two strings

Arpeggios on two Strings

• No.31. Study with 17 variants and bowing for each variation
• No.32. Three-notes arpeggios with 58 changes of bowing style
• No.33. Arpeggios in groups of four notes with 75 changes of bowing style
• No.34. Arpeggios in groups of six notes with 31 changes of bowing style
• No.35. Arpeggios in groups of eight notes with 23 changes of bowing style
• No.36. Double-stopping and single Notes in Alternation

BA 9592 ; ISMN: 979-0-2601-0725-0