{{unref |date=May 2024}} On [[string instrument]]s, a '''string change''' is a change from playing on one [[strings (music)|string]] to another. This may also involve a simultaneous change in [[Fingering (music)#String instruments|fingering]] and/or [[position (string technique)|position]] ([[shift (string technique)|shift]]), all of which must be done skillfully to avoid noticeable [[string noise]]. String may be indicated through [[Roman numeral]]s (I-IV) or simply the string's base note's letter (e.g. A, E, G, etc.), fingering may be indicated through numbers for the fingers (1-4), and position may be indicated through [[ordinal number (linguistics)|ordinal numbers]] (e.g. 2nd). When two strings are played at the same time it is a [[double stop]].
[[Image:String technique twinkle star.png|thumb|center|550px|Possible string technique and notation demonstrated on a bit of "[[Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star]]". Note the string change to A avoided through shifting and the string change to the G string.]]
==See also== * [[Stopped note]]
==References== {{reflist}}
[[Category:String performance techniques]]
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