Fundamentals of Violin Fingering

This edition is dedicated to a significant performance issue — fingering, the basic principles of which are rooted in artistic methodological experience, including that of the national violin school. The work has gained wide recognition and has been used for decades as one of the main educational and methodological aids.

Intended for teachers at all levels of music education.

Printed according to: Yampolsky I. M. Fundamentals of Violin Fingering. Moscow, Muzyka, 1977

CONTENTS:

Oistrakh D. Preface to the Fourth Edition

From the Author

Introduction

Chapter 1. The Problem of Violin Fingering

Chapter 2. Fingering and Various Types of Finger Movements on the Fingerboard

Chapter 3. Fingering and Various Types of Finger Placement on the Fingerboard

Chapter 4. The Fifths Tuning of the Violin

Chapter 5. Positions

Chapter 6. Changing Positions

Chapter 7. Even Positions and Half-Positions

Chapter 8. Diatonic Scales

Chapter 9. Chromatic Scales

Chapter 10. Broken Thirds

Chapter 11. Broken Triads

Chapter 12. Seventh Chords

Chapter 13. Thirds

Chapter 14. Texts

Chapter 15. Octaves

Chapter 16. Mixed Types of Double Stops

Chapter 17. Chords

Chapter 18. Fingering and Right Hand Movements

Chapter 19. Open Strings

Chapter 20. Repeating Fingering Groups

Chapter 21. Harmonics

Chapter 22. Enharmonic Substitution of Notes

Chapter 23. Fingering and Intonation

Chapter 24. Fingering as a Means of Artistic Expressiveness

Conclusion

Appendices

Literature