NOTATION AND PERFORMING TECHNIQUES
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Hammer on. 1) Keep your fingers on the strings after the attack. 2) As previous example but remove your finger after the attack.
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pizz. Left hand pizzicato
‚ j ‡
‡ b œ bœ
A square note. Is played as a harmonic but with a slight pressure from your other fingers around the notated pitch. A muted sound. Sometimes all the strings are muted with this symbol:
Scratch with your left hand fingernails. Sometimes even with your right hand. Never use the bow.
j #œ œ J R
Articulate only the places where strokes are notated. The articulation is always Marcato. In this case: Articulate the first three notes.
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Bow pressure
Ÿ ~~~~~ j · ·
Tremolo with natural harmonics. [ a major second up ]
Move the bow gradually from sul ponticello to sul tasto (close to the neck) The arrow merely indicates the direction of the movement of the bow.
Tailpiece (between the 1st and 2nd line) Between the tailpiece and the bridge (between the 2nd and 3rd line) The bridge ( 3rd line) Sul ponticello Sul tasto (close to the neck)
© Christian Winther Christensen