How do you play the sharps and flats on cello?

Answer 1

You have to look up or ask your instructor about the fingering for the note. Sit up straight, blow through the instrument and support your air just like you would while playing any other note.

Answer 2

Not sure if this will make sense, but to play a sharp on the violin, you take whatever finger you are using to play the natural note and move it up one half step. Take the note C on the A string, for example. To play the natural C, your second finger would be right next to your first finger, which is on B. However, to make the C a C sharp, you would move your second finger up slightly. Your finger would end up right next to your third finger, which is on D.

For notes like B or E, which are already just a half step below the next notes (C and F), a sharp would just be the next note (e.g. a B sharp would be a C natural and an E sharp would be an F natural). However, it's unlikely that you'll have to play a B sharp or E sharp; just keep this in mind in case you do.

Also, in case you don't know what I'm talking about when I say half step, here's a short explanation: whole steps and half steps are the intervals between any two notes (except for cases when notes have a double flat or a double sharp, but I won't get into that). Two half steps make up one whole step. Half steps are the intervals of any two notes that are right next to each other (C to C sharp, C sharp to D, D to D sharp, D sharp to E, E to F, etc.).

Answer 3

It's the same fingering as an f , except you remove the first finger of the right hand, and put down your ring finger of your right hand

Answer 4

put your pnkie on the e flat key... thats it!!! it is an enharmonic with d flat

Answer 5

you play it like a e flat pinky key... hope that helped(:

Answer 6

it depends on the note. Usually for flats you press an additional key down, and for sharps pick one up.

Answer 7

A sharp is one note up. A flat is one note down.

Answer 8

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