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Near shifts are better than far shifts.
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Pattern
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Use landmark positions.
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Lower Positions
Avoid awkward string crossings.
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Avoid open strings.
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Quick Review
Tempo and style affect fingering choices.
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Fingering Guidelines:
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Maximize notes in a single position.
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Rebecca MacLeod
University of North Carolina
Multimedia by Dave Sebald
Advanced Instructional Media
© 2017 Rebecca Macleod, v. 171107
Title: Choosing Fingerings
Cello Tutorial 3
Choosing Fingerings
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1. Finger the above passage using only first position.
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CHECK ANSWER
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String:
Position:
Finger 1 note:
Pattern:
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INFO
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String:
Finger:
Position:
Pattern:
Guide: How to enter fingering parameters:
1. Click on any note to select it (or press left/right arrow keys to select sequentially).
2. Drag the hand by its dot to the correct string and position.
(If the hand doesn’t snap to strings and positions at first, try dragging it fully to the left …..and then down a few positions to reset it.)
3. Click on a pattern selection button (1 2 or 3) when you need to set it or change it.
4. Click on the finger tip that plays each selected note. Click at the nut for open string.
2. Finger the above passage using only the D string.
Maximize the notes in a single position.
Use near shifts.
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ANSWER
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3. Finger the above passage using only the D string.
Use landmark positions.
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5. Finger the above passage using only the G string.
Apply the 6 guidelines.
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4. Finger the above passage using only first position.