Last year Nicola Benedetti's Benedetti Foundation ran massive online sessions for string players. The first note is marked as a 4th finger. A good example is Elgar's "Salut d'Amour". Note that even when the composer has written fingerings on the score these are not commands and can be overruled by the violinist. Top violinists (and not so top) do this all the time and will often discus their different fingerings. Note that some very difficult pieces can be made slightly less difficult at a personal level by changing a fingering. If the 2nd, 3rd combination is easier for you then shift if necessary to make it happen. This might mean which way is easier for me personally, like vibrating consecutive notes on 2nd and 3rd finger vs 3rd and 4th. Which sounds better to you? Be prepared to be overruled by your teacher (happens to me all the time). In the absence of such instruction you should use your own judgment.
Often composers have a view and express it by writing something like "sul G" or "sul A" which are instructions to play that part on the G string (sul G) or A string (sul A). Do you want to avoid a "squeaky" open E string? If "yes" then 4th finger on the A string.Īs you reach intermediate / advanced levels the questions you have to ask yourself change a little bit:.Do you want to vibrate the note? If "yes" then you can only do that with a 4th finger.Use the 4th finger and avoid the string crossing. finger sequence 2-3-4-3-2 (all same string) vs 2-3-0-3-2 (string crossing). Does one choice avoid a string crossing? e.g.
If you are a bit beyond beginner then the next question is when to play open strings and when to play 4th finger. If you have to ask the question then the likelihood is that you are a beginner and you should play all the notes in first position, including open strings.
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