🎎 Sixths in B♭ major
Grade 6 · 1 oct · double stopsExplain:
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Climb up, then come home ↓ · 🎻 Start: pairs of fingers side by side: 0·1, 1·2, 2·3, 3·4 (lower · upper) 🎓
Up ↑ (1/2)
Up ↑ (2/2)
Down ↓ (1/2)
Down ↓ (2/2)
These heads are stemless so you can focus on pitch and fingers.
Shown in 4/4 · even notes.
Bow words: legato · detaché · spiccato · staccato · tonic
Tip: Two notes, one shape: in sixths the top finger is one finger higher than the bottom one (1 under 2, then 2 under 3). Play the bottom note, then the top one (one bow), then both together (next bow).
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