The Watchmaker
Grade 1

Vertical Divider

​This is a march and calls for using the lower half of the bow. Here the bow hair is more taught and produces a heavy and somewhat coarse sound. Given the nature of the piece, the challenge is to control the bowing and avoid producing a tone that is too scratchy and harsh. In the section where the upper strings accompany with staccato open fifths, care should be taken to bounce the bow lightly enough to allow the legato melody in the lower strings to flourish. The pizzicato section is a delightful contrast which offers practice in switching to and from arcoand pizzicato. Finally, keeping an even tempo throughout despite regularly occurring rhythms is consistent with the piece's title.

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