harmonics on the violin
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An explanation of the nature of harmonics on the violin.TRANSCRIPT
The Sassmannshaus Tradition for Violin PlayingViolinMasterclass.com
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Harmonics DefinitionThis graphic shows the first five commonly used harmonics. The diamond shaped notesmark the places where you touch the string lightly to create the sub-division.
The regular notes show the actual pitch that sounds when you play these harmonics.
Here are the five rules that make playing harmonics reliable:
Play close to the bridge Lots of bow speed Lots of bow pressure Tilt your bow No martelé
Please look at the exercises to see how you can make this work!
2200 hZ
1760 hZ
1320 hZ
880 hZ
440 hZ
4:5
3:4
2:3
1:2
third
fourth
fifth
octave