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