Violin/Fiddle: Beginning Beginner Music Theory

Subject: positions
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2004 10:56:14 -0400

Hey Mickey!

Love your website....question for ya....I'm new to fiddle and I'm reading all this stuff about positions. Can you explain to me what positions are, how many there are, what fingers are used to play notes in various positions, etc...? Or can you refer me to a website where I could gain more insight on this? I'm a visual person and love that you have on your site for scales where you show the notes, fingerboard and finger references...looking for something like that if you have it or know where I can find it!

Keep up the great work! Also checking out your used fiddle selection - love that Zeta....!

Greetings,

Position: the place on the violin fingerboard where the fingers are placed...
There are a variety of positions also classified as 1st, 2nd and 3rd...etc.
And these are designated by position shifts...for instance, with the hand position at the 1st position of the fingerboard, you would be playing the G String A note with the index (first) finger)...when shifting to the 2nd position, you would then be playing the G String B note with the index (first finger)...this would put your hand in place so that all the other fingers can now reach a higher register...positions are almost endless since they can take other forms besides this...

I have no idea if there are any visual references of where to place the fingers...however, we'll try our best to update our violin lessons to include fingering positions...

Good luck with your future research...Mickey