Many beautiful sounds can be obtained by sliding the fingers along the strings to produce a vocal or typically stringed instrument effect. The portamento (or carrying the note) is a subtle effect rather like the guide finger (see page 97) whereby a finger (or fingers) move from one note to the next, lightly sounding the notes in between. The slide works the same, however, the finger (or fingers) press the string harder and therefore sound the notes in between. Whereas the portamento is seldom indicated but more often assumed, the slide is indicated by a line i.e. 2-2.
Listen carefully to the following Moderato in C, bars 1 and 5 for the difference between the two effects. Moderato in C also uses the seventh position ( VII), as well as the full Bar 5 to demonstrate first unison notes on @#$ and %.
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Play as grace notes, i.e. E, B and G played together followed rapidly by Ff G hammers, G to F snap.
Use of Fermata (?), meaning to hold the note to the players own discretion (also called pause sign, see page 104)