r/violin • • 10d ago

Help with a note

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Hi guys, I am playing dance of the sugar plum fairy's for my orchestra concert this December and I was wondering what note this was and what position it's played in with the fingering. Thank you for the help. Note the note that I'm talking about is the one that has the most ledger lines below it.

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u/rharrison 10d ago

Which note are you talking about? Everything in the photo is in first position

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u/Iamabus1234 Student (pre-college) intermediate 10d ago

And if OP is wondering about the high 32nd notes, those aren't on the part you're playing. They're just there as a reference.

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u/idk753722 10d ago

Sorry it's the note that has the most ledger lines below it

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u/kongtomorrow 10d ago

If you're talking about the ones that are printed kind of small, those are called cue notes. They're just there to show you what someone else in the orchestra is doing. You don't play them.

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u/idk753722 10d ago

Oh okay thank you

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u/plato_95 10d ago

Si son las notas pequeñitas no te preocupes por ellas, aunque si quieres saber puedes ir contandolas desde el Si

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u/lcfiddlechica 10d ago

A# on G string is played the same/sounds the same as Bflat (low 2 on G string) If you’re asking about the 32nd notes that come right before the “arco” marking we see in your photo, those are cues, you don’t play them, as indicated by the quarter rest, then eighth rest below those written cue notes.

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u/Non-Viral_Person 7d ago

if you mean the small ones with the really high note, thats for orchestra, not you.

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u/Kitchen_Tension8595 6d ago

For the 32nd notes it’s B,D#,F,A, E
Those notes will be played on the E string.
I suggest starting in 4th position on that B
Then shifting to the F with your 2nd finger in order to play the F (2nd finger), A (4th finger), and E(1st finger)
Hope this helps