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2nd position for "Hungarian" Dance and "Winte

 
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Sihtam
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PostPosted: Fri May 27, 2016 2:05 pm    Post subject: 2nd position for "Hungarian" Dance and "Winte Reply with quote

Hi,

I have started to work on those two pieces, and noticed than the second position seemed to be helpful from some parts of them, especially when it gets high pitched.
However I am not yet used to play in any other position than the "open" one, and I was wondering a few things :
First, is the 2nd position really the best choice here ?
Then, for any position, is it better practice to play in the same for the whole piece ?
Here are the two partitions I'm using :

http://www.free-scores.com/PDF_EN/brahms-johannes-danse-hongroise-no-5-en-fa-mineur-45660.pdf

http://www.violinonline.com/images/sheet/winter_vln_melody_fourseasons.pdf

I hope my question were clear, I am not really fluent in English, and even less for the technical terms.

Thanks,
Sihtam
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JG
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Location: Vancouver

PostPosted: Sat May 28, 2016 1:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's traditional to introduce third position before second. But you could start learning second anytime really. You should get a method book with lots of exercises for both in-position playing and shifting between positions. I'll recommend the Doflein series (Schott publ.), vol. 3.

Are you playing the Brahms in A minor (trumpet key) or in the "real" key of G minor (as in the piano part)? Maybe instead of going up a position you should just go down a key. Very Happy

Sounds like you're working without a teacher? Dangerous!
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