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Hi all, been awhile, havent that much time to practice nowadays(sadly), but well, theres something i'm a bit curious about, and i think i should learn, how do i know in which position should i play a song? Lets say, mmh i downloaded a sheet, started to try to play it in first position, as usual, and when i saw the video of the person who composed that song, i found that it was being played in third position (just to set an example), and well, thats it? How do I know?
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Unless the sheet music indicates the position, which is rare, you should play a piece in whatever position allows you to most comfortably play it. More complicated pieces can have complex patterns and call for high notes or harmonics not reachable in first position; if you find one of the other positions makes the piece easier to play, that's the one you should use.
The different positions are tools that open more options for you.
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Some pieces would have numbers to show you your fingerings and shifting, for example, if you go to the sheet music section, look for Bruch, Max:
Violin Concerto No.1, Op.26, on the second line, bar 4, on one of the 16th notes there's a 1 on top of it (note D), that tells you you will be playing on the sixth position.
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