<h3>Different string playing techniques:</h3> <p> Bartok pizzicato: a string is pulled with force so it slams down on the fingerboard<br /> Con legno: strings are played with the wooden part of the bow<br /> detache: steady backward and forward movement of the bow<br /> le grand detache: with full extent of the bow<br /> legato: several notes with one bow movement<br /> pizzicato: strings are plucked by fingers<br /> ricochet: the bow bounces on a string with one string movement<br /> spiccato: the bow bounces. A fast "staccato", marked by a dot beneath a note.<br /> Staccato: the bow does not part with string, and stops. Marked by dot.<br /> Sul ponticello: bow plays close to the bridge<br /> Sul tasto: strings are bowed above the fingerboard<br /> Tremolo: fast backward-forward movement on one or more strings </p>