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Technique: artistry with the bow

2025-12-05T09:53:00

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British cellist Hannah Roberts explores the expressive possibilities of the right hand

The need to communicate on an emotional level with an audience is at the heart of a musician’s wish to study an instrument. On a bowed stringed instrument – assuming the fundamentals have been well learnt – it is therefore vital to place an emphasis on the myriad expressive possibilities of the bow…

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