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    Shifting Exercises

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    This document provides instructions and exercises for shifting positions on the violin. It includes diagrams showing finger placement for exercises moving between the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd positions and using different finger combinations. The exercises introduce basic shifting and move toward more advanced techniques like scale-like patterns and skipping fingers.

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    Shifting Exercises

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    This document provides instructions and exercises for shifting positions on the violin. It includes diagrams showing finger placement for exercises moving between the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd positions and using different finger combinations. The exercises introduce basic shifting and move toward more advanced techniques like scale-like patterns and skipping fingers.

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    This document provides instructions and exercises for shifting positions on the violin. It includes diagrams showing finger placement for exercises moving between the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd positions and using different finger combinations. The exercises introduce basic shifting and move toward more advanced techniques like scale-like patterns and skipping fingers.

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    396 views4 pages

    Shifting Exercises

    Uploaded by

    PhyoNyeinChan
    This document provides instructions and exercises for shifting positions on the violin. It includes diagrams showing finger placement for exercises moving between the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd positions and using different finger combinations. The exercises introduce basic shifting and move toward more advanced techniques like scale-like patterns and skipping fingers.

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    Shifting

    Exercises
    J. Termeer
    Your First Shifting Exercise

     1  3 1 3  
         
    1st position 3rd position 1st position
    2 1 2 1 2 1

    A...

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    E...


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    9
    1 2 3 1 1 3 2 1 2 1

    D...



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    13
    1 2 3 1 1 3 2 1 2 1

    G...

    1
    First Finger Basic Exercise A

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       
    3rd position


    1st position

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    1 1 1 1 1

    E... A... D... G...

    1 2 2 1
    First Finger Basic Exercise B

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       
    3rd position
    1st position 1st position
    1 1 1

    E... A...


          
         
    5
    1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1

    D... G...

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    1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1
    Shifting and Use All Fingers

      0  1 0
     
    3rd position 1st position
    1st position
    1

    E...

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        
    5
    0 1 1 0

    A...

      
          
       
    9
    0 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 0

    D...


          
       
    13

     
    0 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 0

    G...

    Scale-Like Exercise

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         
    1st position 3rd position 1st position

           
     
    0 1 2 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 2 1 0


    G...

            
         
    5
    0 1 2 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 2 1 0

    D...

      2 3 4 4 3 2 1
          
    9
    0 1 2 1 2 1 0

    3 4 4 3
    A...

     0   1 2 2 1 2 1 0

    13 2
    1

    E...

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    2 2 
    Shift with Skipping Fingers

      0 1 2 2 
       
    3rd position
    1st position
    0 1

    E... A...


         
     
    5


    0 1 2 2 0 1 2 2

    D... G...

    1 2
     3
    1 3
     3
    1 4


    Shift with Skipping Fingers - Variation

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      
    3rd position

     
    1st position
    1 2 1 1


    E...

      
    1 2
     
    1 3

    1 4

           
    7
    1 2 1 3 1 3


    A...

    
      

      

      
       
    13
    1 2 1 2 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 4


    D...

        
       
     
       
    19
    1 2 1 2 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 4


    G...

    3 3 2 1 2 3  4 3 2
         1 0 
    Skip Fingers in the First Position

      
    3rd position

     
    1st position 2 1st position 4
    2
    0 1 1 2

    4 4 3 2
    E...

     2 2 1 0  3 3 2 1   
         
    7
    0 1 1 2 2 3

    A...

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      4  2
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      
             
    13
    0 1 2 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 2 1 2 4 3 3


    D...


           
      
          
    19
    0 1 2 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 2 1 2 3 4 4 3 2

    G...

    1-octave G Major Scale with Shifting - Variation A

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             
    1st position 3rd position 1st position

           
    0 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 1 4 3 2 1 2 1 0

    G... D... G...

    1-octave G Major Scale with Shifting - Variation B

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             
    1st position 3rd position 1st position 3rd position 1st position

           
    0 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 0

    G... D... G...

    1-octave G Major Scale with Shifting - Variation C

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             
    1st position 3rd position 5th position 3rd position 1st position

           
    0 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 0

    G...

    1-octave G Major Arpeggio with Shifting

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        
    1st position 4th position 1st position

       
    0 2 1 4 1 2 0


    G...

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    7th position

     
    2nd position 2nd position

     
    4

     
    0 1 3 1 3 1 0

    G...

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