Bow Placement Pre/Post-Test

1. What kind of tone quality does playing near the fingerboard create?
a. Clear
b. Scratchy
c. Fuzzy

2. What kind of tone quality does playing near the bridge create?
a. Clear
b. Scratchy
c. Fuzzy

3. What kind of tone quality does playing in between the bridge and the fingerboard
create?
a. Clear
b. Scratchy
c. Fuzzy

4. What kind of tone quality does playing with less bow hair create?
a. Weak
b. Strong

5. What kind of tone quality does playing with full bow hair create?
a. Weak
b. Strong

6. What elbow angle should be used on the lowest string?

a. High (violins/violas) or Forward (cellos/basses)
b. Mid
c. Low (violins/violas) or Back (cellos/basses)

7. What elbow angle should be used on the second lowest string?

a. High (violins/violas) or Forward (cellos/basses)
b. Mid
c. Low (violins/violas) or Back (cellos/basses)
8. What elbow angle should be used on the second highest string?
a. High (violins/violas) or Forward (cellos/basses)
b. Mid
c. Low (violins/violas) or Back (cellos/basses)

9. What elbow angle should be used on the lowest string?

a. High (violins/violas) or Forward (cellos/basses)
b. Mid
c. Low (violins/violas) or Back (cellos/basses)

10. What is the best combination to create the best tone quality?
a. Near the bridge, less bow hair, high/forward elbow on highest string
b. In between the bridge and the fingerboard, full bow hair, mid elbow on
second highest string
c. Near the fingerboard, full bow hair, low/back elbow on lowest string