Now that we've have our first note that we played B, we're going to use an A note along with it. So the a note is just an open string, no fingers. So this is your not your little string but your second string a. And then I'm going to touch that hand to the to the violin, I'm going to curl the finger around instead of down on the second string. And once I have that, I'm going to have this V note again, like we did an hour exercise. Now, where you're going to place it on your bow is right about here.

So not in the middle, not near the frog, but not at the tip either but somewhere near the tip in between the halfway point and the tip using this part of your bow. And the first note that we're going to play is an open a sore, no fingers and then when We'd get that done we're gonna set our finger down. So it looks like this. And about this speed, I'm gonna play a big long note so that we have some time to be able to catch up. So have a get ready, I'm gonna set that finger down. And then I'm going to play the B note that First, open a and then I'm going to set the finger down again, I'm going to play B.

Now let's do it together first. Just a couple more rules that we're going to put in there. Whenever I play the open a, I'm going to use my bow and make it go down towards the ground and when I make it go down towards the ground, it's a down bow. When I make the bow go up in the air, it's an up bow. So open A's are on the down bow and the The B notes or the first fingers are going to be on a bow. Now it's going to be really important for those of us who like to lift up our boat and never lift up our bow in this case.

So the bow sets down on the strings and never gets lifted back up. So, when I have my bow set down, it stays there. So I'm gonna open a. Notice I don't lift up the bow and I just say sitting on the strings, and then my first finger goes on. And I'm gonna do it one more time. Hey.

Open, open, open. Here's some common errors that folks make. With sometimes when we play the violin for the very first time, our elbow likes to droop downwards. And if it does start to drip downwards, that means we're going to be hitting other strings that we don't intend to. So try to keep your elbow up at the right level, all the way through your bow stroke. Notice as I'm using my bow up and down, the angle of the elbow doesn't move downwards or upwards.

It just kind of is the same level and you should be doing the same. So on to our next exercise and I'll see you there