Technique Se FOUNDATIONS OF SHIFTINGINTRODUCTION. + On Astring. + From 1* to 4" position. + OnE string + Shifting and string crossing, + On G string. + From 3°! to 5® position + From 4" to 5" position. + From A to E string. + From 1* to 7 position. + From D to A string + From 2 to 7 position ‘rom G to D string + From 3° to 7 position, + From G to A string + From 4" to 7 position. ‘rom D to E string. + From 5* to 7" position. + From G to E string. + All positions, + From E to D string. + All positions, + From A to G string. Srom E to G string, + All positions. INDEX INDICE Pages 13 15 19 21 29 31 34 35 37 4t 4B 47 49 53 55 6 65 67 1 B 1 9 81 INTRODUCCION. + Sobre la cuerda de La. *De 1? 4" posici n, + Sobre la cuerda de Re. + De Ia 2*y a4" posicién. + Sobre la cuerda de Sol. + De 3° 5* posicin. + De 4° a 5* posicién. + Desde la cuerda de La a la cuerda de Mi. + De 1* a7" posicién * Desde la cuerda de Re a la cuerda de La. * De 2*a 7* posicién. + Desde la cuerda de Sol a la cuerda de Re. + De 3a 7 posicién, ‘+ Desde la cuerda de Sol a la cuerda de La. + De 4" a7" posicién. * Desde la cuerda de Re a la cuerda de Mi: + De 5*a 7° posicién. * Desde la cuerda de Sol a la cuerda de Mi. * Todas las posiciones. + Desde Ia cuerda de Mi a la cuerda de Re. * Todas las posiciones. + Desde Ia cuerda de La a la cuerda de Sol + Desde la cuerda de Mi a la cuerda de Sol + Todas las posiciones. BMY 121036 Pagina 13 15 19 2 29 31 34 35 37 4l 43 47 49 53 55 65 67 Ty B 1 79 81INTRODUCTION THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF SHIFTIN Shifting is one of the most important aspects of string playing. The mastery of this artis essential for a performance without compromising the musical aesthetics. There are two elements involved in polished shifting * The release of finger weight * The control of bow speed and pressure The absence of these elements can create tension in the left arm and cause undesirable slides which disturb the musical expression. There are three levels of finger pressure as indicated below: © Natural weight of the finger (.) * Finger weight in released position 4) * Minimal weight (harmonic) (.) After placing the finger on a string with its natural weight (solid note: ¢g) , 4 release of that weight takes place (released position: (4) immediately followed by vibrato. The change from natural weight to released position is similar to a. fp in the left hand. = while in the Before the initiation of shifting, the finger adopts the harmonic note level right arm, the index finger releases the bow pressure and the forearm slows the bow speed. The finger of the left hand is kept in harmonic position as the arm moves to the next note which is also a harmonic u (the lefi hand slows down slightly hefore reaching this harmonic note). At that moment the == 0 finger is lowered on the string, without excessive pressure, to play the note = with vibrato (see diagrams on the following pages) . FED 121036