to finger
- verb
- /ˈfɪŋɡər/
- Specialized
- Fixed systems allow students to label music in a notational format, like fingering notes on an instrument.
- finger the notes
Examples
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The music teacher started teaching the students to finger notes and recognize the corresponding written notes.
Academic text (2006) -
Many chords are surprisingly easy to finger, resulting in rapid success for the student.
Academic text (1992) -
Today will be their first time playing these fingered notes, using both hands at the same time.
Academic text (2006) -
"Mom definitely needs a break," agreed Jeddie, fingering the keyboard.
Fiction book (1997) -
Because she was a clarinetist, she was accustomed to reading and fingering one note at a time.
Academic text (1998) -
More fingering mistakes, more missed attacks, and more inconsistent rhythms ensued, but Nick ignored them all.
Academic text (2011) -
In instrumental performance classes, students continually reinforce their music-reading skills by fingering valves, keys, or strings, or striking tone bars.
Academic text (2003) -
The music teacher showed the students how to finger the C major chord on the piano.
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During the lesson, the professor explained how to finger the notes for the upcoming performance.
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He practiced daily to learn how to finger the complex passages in the sheet music.
Idioms
- Informal
Having a very strong taste that makes you want to eat every last bit
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
The finger between the middle finger and little finger where people often wear wedding rings
- Offensive
A rude hand sign made by raising the finger in the middle to insult someone
A pair of small metal discs worn on the fingers and tapped to make a bright ring used in dance
- Jargon
A basketball shot made near the basket by rolling the ball off the fingertips
- Specialized
A hole on a wind instrument like a flute covered or uncovered by your finger to change the note
- Archaic
A tall plant with large pink-purple tube flowers whose leaves are poisonous but make heart medicine
- Specialized
A way to identify a person by using a machine that reads the patterns on their fingertip
A simple practice using all five fingers to improve their speed and control
A vegetable plant that makes long green pods used in soups and stews, also called okra
How Specific
Surface Forms
Etymology
Finger in music means to mark or choose which fingers to use when playing, and it comes from the same word for the hand part because playing is done with your fingers.