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Summary: When playing the violin, start the second scale degree of an A-flat scale with the second finger on the G string. Play the second 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
"Let's play our A flat major scale again. Now let's go over our second scale degree which is B flat. It is the second finger on the G string. That's our B flat. Now let's go up from our first scale degree which is A flat. Between A flat and B flat is a whole step because between one and two in a major scale is always a whole step. Let's try that again. First scale degree, second scale degree, B flat. That's all you need to know to tackle scale degrees one and two."
eHow Article: A Flat Violin Scale: 2nd Scale Degree