The default for bowing is to play on the string and change direction with each note. Long notes are played on the string, or shorthand on, meaning that between notes the bow does not leave the string, but rather maintains contact. The bow will change direction for each new note.

What are bowings?

noun. the act or art of playing a stringed instrument with a bow. the individual way of using the bow in playing a stringed instrument, including the way in which the musician approaches the music emotionally, the articulation of individual notes, and the manner in which the notes of a passage are grouped together.

Why is it important for string players to perform bowings correctly?

Appropriate violin bowing is absolutely necessary if the musical phrase or passage is to be rendered correctly and truthfully. The player's right arm, hand, and bow produce tone quality, rhythm, dynamics, articulation and certain changes in timbre.