Standard string technique includes the use of a left hand vibrato.
It is possible to vary the degree of vibrato from senza to molto. Composers have also graphically represented the degree of vibrato in terms of speed and/or degree of fluctuation in pitch. If no such marking is given to the contrary then a normal vibrato will generally be assumed.
It is possible to vary the degree of vibrato from senza to molto. Composers have also graphically represented the degree of vibrato in terms of speed and/or degree of fluctuation in pitch. If no such marking is given to the contrary then a normal vibrato will generally be assumed.
For open strings, any left hand finger can be used to pluck the string but for a stopped pitch, the little finger is most often used with the first finger stopping the pitch. The reason for this is that the little finger is furthest from the first and will allow for the most sustain. Using either the second or third fingers will produce a shorter sustain much like a sul ponticello articulation.
It is possible to percussively 'hammer on' a pitch with either hand in the manner of a guitarist. If both hands are used, lines can be achieved with relative ease. The fingers are brought down onto the string with sufficient force to activate the note and then held in place to sustain it.
Glissando is the act of sliding from one pitch to the next with the same finger.
It is possible to glissando, within certain parameters, each voice of a chord.
Pitches can be produced by pulling the string to the side rather than depressing the string with the finger or by pinching the string between the finger and thumb.
The left hand is often used to dampen a vibrating string.
It is possible to mute the strings as the are being played to various degrees: the lighter the hand pressure, the more sustain.
It is possible to mute the strings as the are being played to various degrees: the lighter the hand pressure, the more sustain.