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Help with finger placement on the violin

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maggiethecat · 11/11/2009 23:39

DD is going through a patch of 'I'll never be any good at the violin'. For some reason she's struggling with stretching her second finger (eg playing d on the a string - stretched second finger and close third). I don't play an instrument but try to help support her as much as I can. I would not have picked up in practice of a piece that the note was not quite right bcos of finger placement, ie that it should have been higher sounding. Her teacher pointed it out.

Is there any resource that might help me to understand a bit better finger postion in relation to notes?

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paisleyleaf · 12/11/2009 10:41

"Is there any resource that might help me to understand a bit better finger postion in relation to notes?"

Violin lessons?

My DH is a guitar player and I've been trying to learn little bits. These stringed instruments are quite a physical exercise for your fingers, and the stretches and contortions you're asking of them do apparently just come with practice and time.

mimsum · 12/11/2009 10:34

When I learned yonks ago, my teacher put little round stickers on the fingerboard to remind me where they needed to be

your dd does need to be able to hear when it's wrong though ... that should come with practice