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Summary: When playing the violin, start the first scale degree of an A-flat scale with the first finger on the G string. Play the first scale degree of an A-flat violin scale with the tips in this free violin video lesson from a musician.
Jason Salmon has been playing the violin for 17 years, and has been teaching violin for seven years. He taught for the Ladsonian Foundation in New York, which offers affordable violin...read more
"First, let's play our A flat major scale. Starts off with your first finger on the G string. That's our A flat major scale. Now, let's go over the first degree to the A flat major scale, which is our first finger on the G string. Remember, it's a low one, not a high one. The high one would be A natural; this is a A flat for a first scale degree. Now, between our first and second scale degree is always going to be a whole step, okay? Because remember, in a major scale, no matter what major scale it is, half steps are only between three and four and seven and eight."
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