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Coll

Coll is French for glued or sticky.

Learning Concepts
Practicing Coll improves projection, articulation, and
clarity of sound.
Practicing Coll will also provide the building blocks for
Martel.

Coll Exercise
Play the
excerpt
from
Kruetzer
No. 7.
Play a
small but
powerful
"T"

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consonant at the tip by throwing the bow up-bow with the biceps (about 4
inches). Then do the same down-bow at the frog by using the triceps to throw the
bow down-bow (again about 4 inches). Start with open strings until you get the
motion right
Important Tips:
The fingers should be straight at the tip ready to be thrown up bow.
The fingers should be round (especially the pinky) at the frog ready to throw the bow
down.
Prepare the hand to be thrown in either direction before moving the bow.
Always imitate the hard consonant sound of the "T".
Play slowly witn no metronome and away from the bridge

Here's what it should look like:

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