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@Katie L -
I don't know if these will help you find what is the most comfortable, but if you'd like to compare the way some other top violinist hold & use their violin, here's 4.
You won't see the high elbow or all the shoulder motion Heifetz uses, but think you'll see these violinists (some are also violists) tilting the violin more toward the bow arm.
Perlman & Zuckerman.
Yehudi and Oistrakh.

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Emily, in the tilting thread you ask "Know of any more examples, maybe other than the top 3 Classical Violinists of all time?"
And I think you need to beware of the fact, I gather, that in the past some violinists were told to play with their right elbow touching their side - just in case you see that in a really old video.
I should have looked at that bach video again before commenting on the score notation thread - Oistrakh gives it a lot of welly down and up+spiccato, whereas Menuhin favours mostly downbows and détaché at the tip, but I haven't looked at the V1 part for a while. I love its stately pace - 88 bpm.
Andrew

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Good to see the examples thanks both 👍 my main concern is my hold I do think I was too far out to the side and my new hold is more in front and the violin is flatter to the ground. Seeing those examples there is a lot of tilt going on! But I have noticed with my old hold I was holding with more of the (how do I explain this) back of my jaw which I think is quite angular and that was locking me in place. My new hold has the violin more out in front and I think I’m holding more with the other part of the jaw and chin ! What a mine field . I think I feel better with this hold but time will tell 😁

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@katie Sounding good! You've got good contact with the bow hair--can see all the work that the practicing is doing for you.
Tempo for this is good, too. You're not rushing. You seem comfortable playing this tempo; maybe because you are more comfortable drawing a longer bow (that is, drawing a longer bow at a slower tempo)--like you have a better feel for where you want it to be.
Characterize people by their actions and you will never be fooled by their words.

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It's a good piece to choose. Do you feel that tilting the bow aids expression, Katie?
As to the speed - it's a good speed at which to develop expressive bowing.
Here are some links for people who want to know more about the piece.
So, technically the tune on its own is the Londonderry Air or Farewell to Cucullain. It's only Danny Boy when it's sung with lyrics.
Andrew
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