G Minor Violin Scale: 8th Degree

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Part of the video series: The G Melodic Minor Violin Scale

Summary: To be a great violinist you need more than just scales. Here is a free video clip on the 8th degree of an G minor violin scale.

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Jason Salmon Jason Salmon has been playing the violin for seventeen years and been teaching violin for seven. He has taught for the Ladsonian Foundation in New York, which... read more

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G Minor Violin Scale: 8th Degree

Let's play our G minor melodic scale again. (playing violin) First scale degree open G, A natural is our second scale degree, third half step away B flat, sixth C natural, D natural our fifth, F sharp is seventh. Our eighth scale degree is a G natural it's played with your third finger on the D string. Now our eighth scale degree is the same note as our first scale degree, a G natural let's play it first finger D string. (playing violin) Between seven and eight in a melodic minor scale are half steps.

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