String change
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On string instrument
s, a string change is a change from playing on one string
to another. This may also involve a simultaneous change in fingering and/or position
(shift
), all of which must be done skillfully to avoid noticeable string noise
. String may be indicated through roman numerals (I-IV) or simply the string's base note's letter (e.g. - A, E, G, etc), fingering may be indicated through numbers for the fingers (1-4), and position may be indicated through ordinal numbers
(e.g. 2nd). When two strings are played at the same time it is a double stop
.
See also: Stopped note
String instrument
A string instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. In the Hornbostel-Sachs scheme of musical instrument classification, used in organology, they are called chordophones...
s, a string change is a change from playing on one string
Strings (music)
A string is the vibrating element that produces sound in string instruments, such as the guitar, harp, piano, and members of the violin family. Strings are lengths of a flexible material kept under tension so that they may vibrate freely, but controllably. Strings may be "plain"...
to another. This may also involve a simultaneous change in fingering and/or position
Position (string technique)
On a string instrument, position is the relative location of the hand on the instrument's neck, indicated by ordinal numbers . Fingering, independent of position, is indicated by numbers, 1-4, and string is indicated by roman numerals, I-IV...
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Shift (string technique)
On a string instrument, shifting, or a shift, is a movement of the fingers of the left hand from one position to another on the same string. Position is indicated through ordinal numbers . Strings may be indicated through roman numerals, I-IV, and fingering may be indicated through numbers, 1-4...
), all of which must be done skillfully to avoid noticeable string noise
String noise
In guitar and string instrument technique, string noise is the noise created by the movement of the fingers of the left hand on the strings such as when shifting on one string or changing from one string to another....
. String may be indicated through roman numerals (I-IV) or simply the string's base note's letter (e.g. - A, E, G, etc), fingering may be indicated through numbers for the fingers (1-4), and position may be indicated through ordinal numbers
Ordinal number (linguistics)
In linguistics, ordinal numbers are the words representing the rank of a number with respect to some order, in particular order or position . Its use may refer to size, importance, chronology, etc...
(e.g. 2nd). When two strings are played at the same time it is a double stop
Double stop
A double stop, in music terminology, is the act of playing two notes simultaneously on a melodic percussion instrument or stringed instrument...
.
See also: Stopped note
Stopped note
-Bowed strings:On bowed string instruments, a stopped note is a played note that is fingered with the left hand, i.e. not an open string, on the string being bowed by the right hand...