You’ll begin this lesson by finding the melody in the lower octave, which feels like two previous keys: the upper octave in D, and the lower octave in G. Lauren reminds you that the I chord in the key of C is CEG, the IV chord is FAC and the V chord is GBD. All the double stop shapes and pick up choices should start to feel familiar and even slightly easier now that you’ve had so much practice in this hand shape. Lauren also points out that when you’re soloing in this register you’re in the same octave as the vocalist, so fiddlers should expand into the upper octave, which provides opportunities for second position! In the key of C, second position is the “closed handshape.” You’ll practice shifting from first to second position and back and learn to add all the “extra bits” to create solos in this new location on your fingerboard.
