Play them loud, play them soft, play them with musical Play them parallel and inĬontrary motion. Play them hands-separately, hands-together. Scales in octaves, play the scales in thirds, in sixths, in tenths. Speed and dexterity using the metronome, rhythms and links. The pianist who has all the major and minor scalesįirmly in his head and in his hands will be much more confident andĬomfortable with all areas of piano playing then one who does not. Will grow and your ability to solve and master fingering issues willĮxpand greatly. To you without proper knowledge of the scales. You and you will see relationships and patterns which would not occur Chords and chordal structures will make much more sense to Memorizing music, as well as understanding the structure of the music Your knowledge of keyboard geography andĬonfidence in the feel and shape of each scale will help in reading and [The mastering of all major and minor scales will benefit your piano You, the ebook where you will find the complete plan for your piano-playing foundation.) This will help tremendously in all the other areas of piano study: tunes, music reading, and learning and memorizing piano pieces. Keyboard imagery will be expanding in your mind and in your hands. Do this, and you will be greatly enhancing you knowledge and your skills. This will beĮasier if you put a stop in after the first octave, giving your brain aĬhance to start the pattern over for the second octave.Īs with all other scales that your play, multiply the benefits to your piano-playing foundation by following them with Arpeggios, a cadence, and a tune in the same key. Octave scales, try extending each scale to two octaves. Once you have mastered the major scales in single Only go faster as the fingerings and notes Practice slowly, using a metronome to helpĮstablish a steady tempo. Higher working knowledge of their instrument and of the music theyĪnd master the fingering and the notes for each scale, hand separately,Īnd then hands together. Mastery of these scales benefits all musicians. Out for one and two octaves for pianists, along with piano fingerings. Here are the seven flat-key Major Scales plus the C Major, written

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