21 Article X: Position Shifts
The rules given in Article III of this section concerning shifts between the first and fourth positions remain the same for shifts between other positions. The following exercises are intended to familiarize the player with shifting between various positions, taking into account the four cases mentioned above. (The positions are labeled half, first, 1 ½, second, third, 3 ½, fourth, 4 ½. These numbers are to be understood as closed hand positions. If extensions are added, so is the abbreviation “gr.”)
Position Shifts on One String
First Type
The shift is done on the same finger
With the first finger
With the second finger
With the third finger
With the fourth finger
With different fingers
Second Type
Shifting when there is an open string between the positions
Third Type
The first note of the new position is assigned a higher-numbered finger than the last note of the old position.
Fourth Type
The first note of the new position is assigned a lower-numbered finger than the last note of the old position.
Position Shifts Across More than One String
Example on One String
Example on More than One String
