Learn how to play in the third position on the violin and to find it easily. Positions are used to avoid awkward fingerings, string crossings, and open strings as well as to play higher notes than reachable in first position. Feel the curve of the neck on the violin to locate first position accurately. Learn where your guidelines are on your instrument to shift easily and find the position without having to search or test the notes first. Practice slowly at first then work up your speed. Begin memorizing the correct fingering for all your notes in third position for better reading.
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I’d have to find something I can learn quickly by ear. Again, I don’t remember any specific songs.[reply]AndrewH
So I never heard much Taiwanese music at all, and while Arab folk music sounds familiar to me, I don’t remember any particular songs.AndrewH
I’m not actually that familiar with folk music from either country, though. I have to look up Taiwanese music because my parents dislike all music, and it’s been 25 years since I lived in Dubai.AndrewH
I actually haven’t even decided which country to play a song from… since so many members are American, I’m thinking about maybe going with ancestry (Taiwan) or where I grew up (UAE) instead of the US.Loading ...
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