Martelé – Various Exercises

Example 1

In martelé the bowhair grips the string at the beginning of each note.

This contact is released as soon as the bow begins to travel along the string.

Prepare left-hand fingers in advance.

Example 2

In this excerpt from Kreutzer’s Study No.7 Fintan uses practice breaks and the martelé stroke to improve whole-arm string crossing.

1. Three martelé strokes per note, with a break before the string cross.
2. One martelé stroke per note with a break before the string cross.
3. One stroke per note, with the break after the string cross.
4. Play as written with martelé strokes without breaks.

From Violin Technique for Left Hand & Bow