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Artificial or stopped harmonics are produced by firmly pressing the first finger down on a note two octaves below the desired pitch, and then lightly touching the fourth finger a perfect fourth above the notated pitch. This divides the string into fourths, similar to example 3 in natural harmonics.
- How do you notate artificial harmonics?
- What are the natural harmonics on a violin?
- What harmonics can violin play?
How do you notate artificial harmonics?
The advantage of artificial harmonics is that the players can tune them to the context, whereas natural harmonics are locked in. There are two ways to notate the artificial harmonics: write the sounding pitch and put a circle above it, or write the fingered notes.
What are the natural harmonics on a violin?
There are two types of string harmonics — natural and artificial. A natural harmonic is the pitch (resultant) that is produced by lightly touching an open, vibrating string (the fundamental) at one of the nodes located at 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, etc. the length of the string.
What harmonics can violin play?
There are two types of harmonic notes you can play on the violin, natural harmonics and artificial harmonics.
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Artificial Violin Harmonics
- The string is shortened in length by pressing down on it.
- The fundamental frequency is raised because of the shortened string.
- The harmonic nodes shift their positions.
