Violin marking for the down bow
- HL Tutoring Services
- May 8, 2019
- 1 min read
Updated: Sep 29, 2020
The marking below is the down bow symbol.
Down bow
This is a symbol that appears above a musical note to indicate when a string player should use a down bow. To play a down bow on a violin, start at the heel of the bow (frog) and pull towards the point (tip), away from the left shoulder.
The picture below illustrates how to play a down bow:
The original question posed in an earlier blog was this. What is the musical symbol? It looks like a square but one side is missing.
Are there any other musical symbols or markings you are unfamiliar with?
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