alternative fingering
Substitute fingering
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Alternative fingering
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substitute fingering, often used to provide tonal contrast; also used to make the playing of passage work easier
False fingering
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different combinations of fingering that produce the same pitch, used to make tonal contrast, or make the playing of passage…
Spiritual
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a folksong with religious overtones associated with the American negro, hence its alternative name, negro spiritual
Scordatura
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Technique
Scordatura changes string tuning to expand resonance, simplify fingerings, or support specific tonal colors. When used, score…
Signs
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symbols placed on or near a staff indicating performance specifications for pitch, dynamics, time duration, accidentals, phra…
Bulbul tarang
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A banjo like instrument from India. made of a number of strings passing over what resembles a finger board. However, instead…
Doigté
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French
fingering
Ersatz
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German
substitute