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In searching
for alternative fingering systems to meet musical challenges,
the first one usually discovered is the open hand technique.
This fingering system is also known as “extension
fingering”, “four-finger technique”,
or the “Franke system”, and appeared in method
books in the United States as early as 1886.
This fingering system places
a half-step between each of the four fingers, making the
hand span a minor third (on one string). This added half-step
is extremely advantageous, especially in fast passages,
because it makes it possible to play diatonic passages
across the strings in any key without shifting at all!
As a result, “open-hand” technique is winning
more and more followers. |
