fingering
運指
解説 Definition
fingering は finger（指で触れる、指を使う）に由来する語で、名詞としては楽器演奏での「運指」という意味です。ピアノ、弦楽器、管楽器などで、どの指をどの音に使うかを表します。
Fingering is the choice or prescribed arrangement of fingers used to play particular notes or passages on a musical instrument. It can also refer to printed numbers or other guidance showing a performer which fingers to use.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
finger「指」に動作・方法を表す -ing が付き、音楽では「どの音にどの指を使うか」という運指を指す。correct fingering、change the fingering、fingering for a scale の組み合わせで覚える。単なる finger movement より、演奏を滑らかにする計画的な指の選択・配置という専門的な意味が中心。
Build fingering from finger plus -ing and focus on method rather than mere movement. In music, fingering tells a player which finger should produce each note on a piano, string instrument, or wind instrument. Picture the small numbers printed above or below notes in beginner music: they mark the recommended fingering. Useful combinations include correct fingering, change the fingering, and fingering for a scale or passage. Good fingering makes transitions smoother and difficult passages easier, so remember it as a planned pattern of finger choices, not simply the fact that someone’s fingers are moving.
例文
The teacher wrote the correct fingering above the notes.
先生は音符の上に正しい運指を書きました。
Good fingering helps beginners play the scale smoothly.
よい運指は、初心者が音階をなめらかに弾く助けになります。
She changed the fingering to make the difficult passage easier.
彼女は難しい部分を弾きやすくするために運指を変えました。
fingering の類義語・関連語
fingering の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 finger に、動作や方法を表す -ing が付いた語です。もとは単に「指を使うこと」ですが、音楽では「どの指で押さえるか・動かすか」という意味に特化しました。関連語に finger、fingerprint があります。
Fingering is formed from finger and the suffix -ing, which can create a noun for an action, process, or method. Finger is inherited from Old English finger and has close relatives in other Germanic languages. The broader idea of using or placing the fingers became specialized in music, where fingering denotes the assignment and sequence of fingers used for notes. This musical meaning also covers written indications that guide a performer’s finger choices.
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