Is this double stop playable on violin?

In music, a double stop is the technique of playing two notes simultaneously on a stringed instrument such as a violin, a viola, a cello, or a double bass. On instruments such as the Hardanger fiddle it is common and often employed. In performing a double stop, two separate strings are bowed or plucked simultaneously.

1. When should you use a double-stop on a violin?
2. What double stops are possible on violin?
3. What intervals can violins play?
4. How do you play double stops?

When should you use a double-stop on a violin?

By the time a child or an adult can play simple tunes, they are already ready to start playing two notes at the same time - I mean easy double stops, not fingered octaves! Once they are able to play single-note scales with shifts, by definition they are ready to start on double-stop scales.

What double stops are possible on violin?

The strings must, of course, be next to each other, so the only options available with this kind of double stopping is G and D: ...and A and E: A surprising number of composers make use of this type of double-stop, because it is easy to play and the open strings give a very clean and resonant sound.

What intervals can violins play?

There are four perfect intervals in a scale: unisons, perfect fourths, perfect fifths, and octaves. What's a unison? It's the same pitch played at the same time. It's a little hard to do this on violin but try playing a fourth finger A on your D string while playing your open A string.

How do you play double stops?

There are two general ways to play double-stops: You can play double-stop passages using only one pair of strings (the first two strings, for example) — moving the double-stops up and down the neck — or in one area of the neck by using different string pairs and moving the double-stops across the neck (first playing ...