Half Position

Lesson 3/56 | Study Time: 5 Min
Course: Violin
Half Position

Half Position

This G note is played on the E string, with the 2nd finger slightly lower (back towards F#) from where you would place your finger for a G# note. When you move your hand back to play this note and the new C note you learned at the start of this lesson, the position of your hand is called half position. All the other notes you have learned are in first position.

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