Classical guitar hand position symbols
Are there any symbols to indicate the right hand position (for a right-handed player) along the neck; so closer to the sound hole vs. closer to the bridge?
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Look in the Master palette Symbols section, and search for "hand" . If you don't find it there, then probably you are out of luck.
In reply to Look in the Master palette… by DanielR
As far as I know, there are no specific symbols for this. Nevertheless, it is not uncommon to indicate it with simple text, Italian as often, and borrowed from violin technique, i.e. "sul tasto" for right-hand playing at fingerboard level, and "sul ponticello" (or "sul pont." for short) for playing close to the bridge. See: https://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia_of_music/S/sul_ponticello.ht…, also : https://www.trala.com/resources/sul-ponticello
etc.
In reply to As far as I know, there are… by cadiz1
Thanks. I didn't realise that these techniques had names. I had just seen and heard the effect on YouTube videos. Is there some sort of "sul cancel" to show when to move back to the regular position?
In reply to Thanks. I didn't realise… by yonah_ag
I think that loco is the term.
https://dictionary.onmusic.org/terms/2019-loco
In reply to Look in the Master palette… by DanielR
Thanks. Checked: I'm out of luck. Maybe there is symbolic standard for these articulations.