Violin: Harmonics, Glissando & Vibrato
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These natural harmonics are produced by lightly touching the string at a node that exists where the notated pitch is located. These 2nd through 5th partials (which are shown here on the D string) can be played as natural harmonics on all 4 strings (transposed relative to the open string). For an extended demonstration of natural harmonics and string length please see the section on the cello.
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