Although you can play the violin with a plucked string, it is necessary for most music to be able to use a bow. It can be difficult at first, and somewhat awkward, but after some practice you should be able to learn and make music with violin and bow.
1. Tighten the bow by turning the screw clockwise end. It should not be so tight that the hair parallel to the wood, but also not so loose that you can not put pressure on it. So you should be able to adjust the pencil in the middle of the bow between the wood and hair. Do not use your little finger as a measure as the oils from your skin will damage the hair in the bow. When you've finished playing, do not forget to loosen the bow again.
2. Rosin the bow. If this is a new bow, rosin has a shop or your teacher to you. Then update the rosin every few days or more, depending on how often you practice. First, tighten the bow as usual. Second, sliding resin fully and completely dropped the bow hair three or four times. It's easy to over-rosin the bow. Too much rosin causes hoarse voice. If you use a bow for the first time, and there is not enough resin on it, would not string enough grip to make them vibrate and you will not get out the violin sound.
6. Practice play an open string. This means do not press the strings with the fingers of your left hand. Only the violin neck rest in the space between your thumb and left index finger. Try a full stroke at first. Then do the stroke half of the frog (below) to the middle and back again. Try to make the transition as smooth as possible at the point of return. Practice changing from playing one string to another play. Keep practicing until only one string being played at a time without touching another string.
7. Practice playing scales. scale is where you begin by playing a note on the lower strings. In the C major scale, you play the third finger on the lowest strings: .. C. as the first note. You then play the string open: D, first finger E, second finger LOW: F, G, Open strings: A, B, and C low second finger on the second highest string. There are many scales: D major, F major, and A large ... to name a few. To play this scale, you have to put each finger down one by one with a bow string. The goal is to play relaxed note each, without a sudden stop. Try to produce a warm sound, and did not make it sound too shaky.
8. Practicing every day. Start with a short time (15 minutes) and it works a little longer each day until they reach at least an hour. If you play the violin as a hobby, it can be less. But if you're serious, it is important to spend a large amount of practice time (2-3 hours). However, this does not mean sitting, holding the violin for two hours! Each exercise session should have a purpose, and practice means improving. Do not just play everything once. Working hard at the object you're working. Remember: "practice does not do".