The Position of the Left Hand. voll of the thar is placed against the neck éf the instru rms BLS h position, that beginning with tho"haif"” pos FES ie Gaun willcome to stand between the foe and midéie {ion ep eV. Position. The strings must be pressod down fear oP Ce Lape of th fingers and in order to produce a Timmy wy luminous tone, th inttor must be wl separated and clear ar apart, yarticalarly in tho“half” and “first” position, Heres forefinger is placed in an upward and the small fin- He tne reread direction, che two middle ingers retain thelr Tet sonilion ip prossing down the strings, The holding of natural positigy fren, unrestrained, and entirely in accordance {he Br aver movements the hand is called upon to exacute, With ho described position of the hand must aleo bo retained hile nging in the etferet postions, Baginsing with Sb Friktisn the postion of the hand is gradually changed,and de- tailed explanation therefore will follow later on. Explanatory Remarks on Fingering. ‘As the finger-board of the Double Bass is so much larger than ee Seo any of tho other Stringed Instruments, it i@ lain, that in its division (monsur) the intervals will be found Plain, thet grester distance from each other, and that in conse. {juenoe the treatment, as far as the Fingering is concerned must bea radically different one. a this way the fire, second and fourth finger is at the com mand of the player up to the VI Position, an of ono belt tone lying between the first ‘and second and second and fourth Hinge "EE thir Singer cecves ox suport othe earth aad. only dann a eal ton in the VE Positionjybere ts wa in place canes inte ng, the Lior not being Tong enouah Yn pres- of i Louth og wh the firt fines, the remaining, wner- ing do tire mate lightly rise but while, playing Be tee eine iret Finger mast semain upon the stzing wrth i ee aoond in pressing it against the finger-board, $AMTES manner the third finger most bo sspportd ty the first dn aT and he Fourth by the first, second snd third. Explanation of the Signs for the Fingers. © Open String. A First Finger, & Second $ Third & Fourth The “Usual” or “Half” Position. It the first finger is placed yon the finger-boardone helt ore hhighor than the apen string the hand will be in the" Usual or Half Position} which, in addition to these two intervals, also con- Fem Folowing thee halftone Die Haltung der linken Hand. “Man wotst den Balten dea ersten Descnngtiedes risoairts an den eee Gectrumontes wad ure 80, dass er von der gowihntien- se stew anggrangen, he 21 der ¥-xatacken then Beige 20rd it ‘Dapinker an ttehen komme, Die Saiten miiseen mit dem Fines. Gee eriptig tuedergotriokt io die Finger gteich vor: A7~ Fangs on, Besonders tn der gereihntichen wend ersten LOEC, £0, Je ick gestrecks gehaiten werden, won dadureh einen retnon set nolten Yon hervorsubringon. Der Beigefénger neront seine i Teas, nach oben, wirend dor Kleine Finger nach abwierts Geatettt wind wnd dia beiden mittieren thre natizrliche Lage her, Seiten: Die Hattuorg des Aries mass Pret, WngeDOwnen nA cer jeterinatigon Bewoging det Hand entepreckent sein. 4nck sco Woohact der verschiodonen Lagen soll die Hand in ihrer seimra ancegedenen Hadtrng verblelben. Mit Begin der V. la, eine die Hattng ter Hand an, eine andere muserdey wd Sipd die auapinrlione Brktisrnng daritbor folgen ‘Vom Fingersatz. pa die Mensur (Bintheitung des Griffbrettes) des Contra edie Mensa immonton gegen erbser it, 20 or bea be i i Tone ch enffernter ensebuinde” EEO, Rlag tith Ge Cdumgacelse iu Hosadht den Mingerantees “ihe dove etn ne tenga nchan dim Sptetonden one LE arte Pager er We ars, ce rotten ain hatber toxd om Halton wien hater on tee benf aise hace or dean uterten als Stites tra eet Coe tee der vatte Pinger setter Kirze wegen che der VE La nay decatToen gobronckt ®) Drtkt ma die Ber eo pnger nied, co oorden te Bret irl Selle ml ai etext gohohans ctr dagegon mit dem BeclOn Cae ne am Gon Drask wu aren MUL Selal eo Met Men durohendrizcken. Boon tate der rte retin ie en Aden, ata tar viorte Finger won den EP Woven wnterathtet soerden. te eur PZ Lage der erste, ‘co dase vom ersten ‘sum vtorten Finge? Erklarung der Zeicheri fiir die Finger. O secre sintte. A ersten Winger. R sweiter » Bareter » A oterter Die gewohnliche oder halbe Lage. ‘einen haiben Ton hiker ale aie ‘oreh die Hand in der gowns Ger Leeren Satte foigende Setet map dont. Finger 1m doere Saite Kling, 50 bfindet chen Lage, in weloher nock aster ret hatbe Tine au greifon sind: On the D String-Auf-der D Saite, ue bee. = n o = a olin _y $4 42 4 - Poe pee pop be pte Pfam ber? On the A String. | Auf der A Saite. On the E String. | Auf der E Saite. e 3 oder d. oder iat. a ® x Asharp. Be Baharp. oan A his oe ae ¥ coe explanation of the VE. Postion. saot-aat caine yr Rego K j '®, @flat. See 6 = Bfharp. F eharp. Faouble sharp. B. & = E OMe ye fide | 9 sete ate motrin der bam 42 apsts Ae Y 3h eran 4 Exercises | Ubdggen auf den einzeinen Saiten. Auf der G Saite. v v 5 5 ree On the D String, Auf der D Saite. t 2 o EE On the A String. Anf der A Saite, 7 7) On the E String. Auf der E Saite. 7 is q Exercises eee Connection of 7 Four Strings. | pone auf allen vier Saiten. oe on com 2 —" ° 10: A — D eaot-tmt * Leva tm (weot- sas