The easy way to Play The Violin.

The left elbow should be curved under the violin. Bowed The bow should be drawn swiftly and smoothly across the strings, about halfway between the fingerboard and the bridge. A down bow starts with the hand close to the strings pulling across the string from left to right, and is usually used on robust beats.

However with a bit of practice down bows and up bows should be reasonably tricky to distinguish. To play loud notes, the bow is pressed down tougher on the string using the index finger or the bow is drawn across the string quicker. In classical music bowed music is indicated by the Italian term arco. Slip the 1st clothespin onto the treble side of your violin bridge.

( When you do this, it seems like your violin is wearing a mustache. ) Doesn't get far easier than this -- and there's potentially room in your case for the 2 clothespins. Simple, cheap, and effective ( even though it does look a little goofy ). In classical music bowed music is indicated by the Italian term arco. Pizzicato To play pizzicato ( frequently shortened to pizz. For faster passages, the bow can be held while playing pizzicato, still using the index finger but without the support of the thumb. Here is a superb article on Violin lessons/Learn to play violin