When playing the classical guitar, how do I know which (right hand) finger to use to play the note?

From the question I’m sure you deduced that I’m a beginner. I’m also learning to play without a teacher. I live in rural Japan and classical guitar teachers are hard to come by. I know that the first and second measure usually show which finger to use, but after that I’m not always sure. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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Jascha Heifetz plays Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto: 1st mov.

Jascha Heifetz plays Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: I. Allegro moderato

*NOTE: This was from a movie, so Heifetz skips a LOT of the first movement due to time constraints. He skips nearly half of the piece, and so does the orchestra.

So please don’t ask for second or third movements because I do not have them.

You also get to see a bit of Heifetz acting at the end. A great treat!

Conductor: Fritz Reiner

This is my favorite rendition of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto. I think Heifetz played a bit faster than in his recording.

Duration : 0:12:35

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Kanya’s violin lessons – south Indian classical music

Contact : akanyakumari@yahoo.com
This video features the basics of carnatic music on the violin with her sishyas. This medium of teaching is the first of its kind in the field of carnatic instrumental music.
VCD – 1 : traditional way the guru approaches carnatic music and the steps to playing the violin. It contains basic “varusaigal/varasalu” apart from details like tuning of the violin and mounting of the strings.
VCD-2 : Varnams
VCD-3 : Kritis(compositions the backbone of carnatic music)

Duration : 0:5:56

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My audition experience with violin teacher Michael Hegeman

http://www.michaelhegeman.com Dimitri Adamou is the
1st prize winner of the Annual Michael Hegeman Violin Lesson Contest (2009). My apologies about the video quality; Dimitri is getting a new camera soon.

Duration : 0:2:40

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See Like Me Play Like A Pro violin method – seelikeme.com

See-Like-Me Play Like A Pro violin virtuoso series. The only violin instructional method that puts you behind the instrument note by note! Learn to play violin with this play along instruction method!

Duration : 0:3:47

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Viva La Vida – Coldplay – Violin cover

New CD now available! If you’re interested, you can get my Violin Covers CD at this website…

http://cdbaby.com/cd/ericwuest

This is a video I made of a cover of Viva La Vida by Coldplay.

Note: The video is only one person playing 3 different parts. I wore different clothes so you can tell what the different parts are. But it’s only me playing.

Coldplay
Viva La Vida
Death and All His Friends
violin cover
strings

Duration : 0:4:4

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Franco Gulli plays Paganini-I Palpiti

Franco Gulli is one of the most famous violin teachers in the country. My teacher studied under both him and Joseph Gingold. It’s a shame Gulli never cared about a solo career because his playing is absolutely top notch.

Duration : 0:10:0

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