The Complete Piano Technique Book: The Complete Guide to Keyboard & Piano Technique with over 140 Exercises by Alexander Joseph & Castellano Jennifer

Author:Alexander, Joseph & Castellano, Jennifer [Alexander, Joseph]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: www.fundamental-changes.com
Published: 2020-05-26T16:00:00+00:00

Example 5c

Example 5d

Learn the Fingerings First

Before you begin working on scales and arpeggios, it is important to learn which fingers play each of the notes. Chapters seven to nine contain fingerings for the major and minor scales and arpeggios as a reference if you need them.

A Good Place to Begin

Most students usually learn the C Major Scale first because it doesn’t contain any sharps or flats, and is made up of only white keys. However, this actually makes it physically more difficult to play, as all the white keys are the same length and don’t fit under the hand and fingers naturally.

A better choice for your first scale is B Major, because not only does it fit nicely under the fingers, the black keys make it easy to remember the fingering.

Begin by playing only the black notes in the scale. It’s natural that when your hand is on a pair of two black notes, that you use fingers 2 and 3, and when your hand is over three black keys, you use fingers 2, 3 and 4. Play the example below a few times with your right hand first, then your left.

Example 5e

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