How do you play a flat note on the violin?

Answer 1

there are two ways. One, play a low first finger on the D string. A low first finger is placed half the distance from the end of the fingerboard than a normal first finger.

Two, play a low fourth finger on the A string. A low fourth finger should be snugly next to your third finger on the fingerboard.

Answer 2

In a general sense, a note is called "flat" when it sounds just a bit lower than it should; on a piano, notes may play "flat" if the piano is not tuned well. On many instruments, you can flatten or sharpen notes intentionally for expressive purposes: this is sometimes called "bending" the notes. You can bend notes on horns, Guitars, harmonicas, just like you can with your voice. But with piano you can't control the pitch, unless you reach inside the mechanism and mess with the strings themselves.

But "flat" is also used in music to mean "precisely one half-step lowered". On a piano, all notes are considered one half-step apart, so the key immediately to the left of a given white key, regardless of color, is the flattened version of the original. Thus, a B-flat is the black note just to the left of B; a C-flat is the white note just to the left of C (which happens also to be known as B in another context); etc.

In a general sense, a note is called "sharp" when it sounds just a bit higher than it should; pianos don't usually have this problem, because strings don't usually tighten up (causing higher notes) when they go out-of-tune.

But, you guessed it, "sharp" is also used in music to mean "precisely one half-step raised". On a piano, the note immediately to the right, regardless of color, is the sharpened version of the original: F-sharp is the black key just to the right of F; B-sharp is the white key just to the right B (which happens to also be known as C).

And to finish out the subject: notes can also be "double-flat" or "double-sharp": this means two-half-steps to the left or right. C-double-flat is the black key two half-steps to the left (which happens to also be known as B-flat, or A-sharp, depending on the context.) D-double-sharp is the white note two-half-steps to the right of D (which happens also to be known as E, or F-flat on occasion).

Hope that helps!

Answer 3

You have to shift your finger down a half step.

Answer 4

Bring your finger closer to the scroll.