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| I just started playing, and i have a question. | Rate Topic |
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| Posted: Sun Oct 12th, 2008 11:08 pm |
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bagel_llama Approved
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when reading music, how do you know which string to play on?
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| Posted: Mon Oct 13th, 2008 02:30 am |
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davidmdahl Approved
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Answering that question could get involved, but I will try to point out a few considerations. The short answer is that it depends on the music. Sometimes the notation indicates the string, and other times it is up to the musical sense of the player. The style of many erhu tunes calls for sliding into notes, and sometimes switching strings accommodates that. The sound of a note on the A string will have a different tone than the same pitch on the D string, and that can be a consideration. It is also common when playing repeated notes to change strings to make the sound more interesting. I think that developing a sense for which string to use for a note comes with experience. Fortunately I have a teacher to help me along that road. I don't know that I would do nearly as well on my own. Paying careful attention to recordings could help I suppose. Best wishes, David
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| Posted: Mon Oct 13th, 2008 05:42 pm |
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bagel_llama Approved
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ok, thanks.
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| Posted: Mon Oct 13th, 2008 05:44 pm |
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dsouthwood Approved 
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If you have a choice of which string to play the note on, when you are starting out you should probably just choose the one that's easiest to reach. For example, if you are playing a tune in D Major, using the open outer string for note 5 is probably easier than reaching for note 5 on the inner string with your pinkie. As you improve over time, it will be worthwhile to practice reaching for notes so that you have more choices when you are playing. Sometimes you might want to choose one string or the other even if it's a little harder to reach because it will allow you to do a slide. Dennis
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| Posted: Mon Oct 13th, 2008 11:47 pm |
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bagel_llama Approved
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thanks again. I also have one more question. I've looked at alot of finger position things, but i have never seen what a "0" is, so, what is a 0? is that a rest, or something?
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| Posted: Tue Oct 14th, 2008 10:44 am |
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tansungwah Approved 
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A 0 above the number notes means to play the open string. A 0 among the number means rest. Thanks! SW
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| Posted: Tue Nov 4th, 2008 01:03 pm |
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zthnxz Approved
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the 0 here is not a note, just mean open string 0 open string 1 index finger 2 middle finger 3 ring finger 4 little finger
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| Posted: Tue Nov 4th, 2008 03:27 pm |
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davidmdahl Approved
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In the jianpu scores I have, the numbers 1-4 are never used for indicating fingering, only notes. For fingering, the Chinese characters for the numbers are used. Sometimes a horizontal line with a small mark on it indicates an open string. This can be hard to distinguish from the character for 1, but you get used to it. Best wishes, David
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| Posted: Wed Nov 5th, 2008 05:56 am |
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huqiner Approved
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Sometimes a horizontal line with a small mark on it indicates an open string. That would be: 宀 meaning 空 弦 (kong xian) 'open string'. I presume 宀 comes from the top part of 空 (kong) 'empty'. 宀 itself normally is the Chinese character radical meaning 'roof'. Last edited on Wed Nov 5th, 2008 06:05 am by huqiner |
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| Posted: Wed Nov 5th, 2008 04:23 pm |
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davidmdahl Approved
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Yes, that is the symbol. It drove me nuts at first, especially when looking at a badly printed score in low light with my less-than-perfect eyesight. Fortunately it is easy enough to figure out when the music is slow, and I just finger as I can manage when the tempo is faster. Best wishes, David
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