3rd Position Exercises

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1 1 1 w1
w
1 &4 w w

Establish 3rd position by listening to the ring tones played with the 1st nger.

3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1

2 & L L
L
c c c c

L 3 1 3 1 L 3 1 L 3 1
L c c
& c c
Shuttle the whole hand from 1st to 3rd positions, gliding the nger along the surface of the string.

Establish the 1-4 hand frame by nding the ring tones with both 1st and 4th ngers.

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3 & 4

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

&
3 e
4 4 e e #

0 1 2 3 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 2 3 1
# e # e
& # e

0
#1 #2 e3 1 0
#1 #2 e3 1 4
& 4

Play the printed small notes with ghost pressure, enough to hear the pitch, then shuttle
the hand to 3rd position and play with solid tone.

Play on all strings.

1 1 4 4 4 1 1
4 1 1
4
#1 1 # 1

1 4 4

1 1

5 &4 w w w
w
w w
Listen to the harmony created in this arpeggiated chord.

3 1 3 1
6 & 0
0
0
0

Shuttle the hand back and forth between 1st and 3rd positions. Play on all strings
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7 &

#
&

While shifting, think about where the 1st nger should go...pause and hover the 1st nger
over it's spot, then play the new nger.

Play on all strings.

b n # # n b
8 &

Play this exercises on all strings.