Where it comes from
A Chinese folk song in two-four time, sixteen bars, reaching A5.
My Beautiful Hometown
A major · 2/4 · 16 bars
Score
- Level
- Intermediate
- Key
- A major · F♯ C♯ G♯
- Time
- 2/4
- Bars
- 16
- Range
- C♯4 – A5
- Fingering
- not marked
How to practise this piece
Take it at 77 BPM first, then move up to 96 once the notes sit under your fingers.
What this piece trains
Joining the low and high registers: the range runs from C sharp 4 to A5 across three strings.
Where it usually goes wrong
Volume drops once the E string arrives; the low C sharp sits flat on the G string.
Does it need shifting?
Range C♯4–A5; the top notes go beyond comfortable first position, so expect shifting or an extension.
Practice steps
- Play the lowest and highest notes separately and compare their volume.
- Drill the crossing with the bow speed unchanged.