Am Frosch

Am Frosch
(Om Frahsh)

[Ger., at the frog]

A directive to string players to play a particular passage with the part of the bow near the Frosch (frog), or heel of the bow.

See also [Fr.] à la hausse; [Ger.] Am Frosch.

Video example: Sharon Polifrone, Assistant Concertmaster, Lyric Opera Orchestra, Chicago, Illinois