https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4I99R-DXRs
This Robert Estrin video deals with using Hanon in playing scales and arpeggios.
1. The hands are mirror images.
2. Scales and arpeggios utilize a series of finger crossings. Memorize these.
3. The good news is that the fingering for C Major scale is the same for many other major and minor scales.
Showing posts with label Scales. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scales. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Video #17 How to Play Hanon Exercises
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF1_zGpwbPQ
How do you effectively practice Hanon exercises? Check out this Robert Estrin video. Some of the points he covers include:
1. Always use a metronome. Start with a setting of 60.
2. It's all about finger strength. Use only the fingers, not the arms.
3. Keep fingers raised.
4. Once you've gone through this exercise several times at 1 note to a beat, move on to 2 notes to a beat, still with fingers raised.
5. Next, move on to 4 notes to a beat. There's no time to raise fingers now. Fingers close to the keys. ROUNDED hands.
6. Practice Hanon every day--focusing on one exercise a week.
7. After you've gone through the first 10 exercises, you're ready to move on to scales and arpeggios.
How do you effectively practice Hanon exercises? Check out this Robert Estrin video. Some of the points he covers include:
1. Always use a metronome. Start with a setting of 60.
2. It's all about finger strength. Use only the fingers, not the arms.
3. Keep fingers raised.
4. Once you've gone through this exercise several times at 1 note to a beat, move on to 2 notes to a beat, still with fingers raised.
5. Next, move on to 4 notes to a beat. There's no time to raise fingers now. Fingers close to the keys. ROUNDED hands.
6. Practice Hanon every day--focusing on one exercise a week.
7. After you've gone through the first 10 exercises, you're ready to move on to scales and arpeggios.
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Video #10 Chromatic Scale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMEj-IZ4-Yk
A Robert Estrin video on the chromatic scale, which is a scale that doesn't skip any notes.
When playing a chromatic scale, use the correct fingering. The black keys are played with the 3 finger. It doesn't matter what note you start on, you use this fingering:
B--1
C--2
C sharp--3
D--1
D sharp--3
E--1
F--2
F sharp--3
G--1
G sharp--3
A--1
So, for the pairs of white keys (B/C and E/F), you use 1-2 fingers (ascending) and 2-1 (descending). Black keys use 3 fingers. The white keys within the black-key ranges (D and G/A), use the 1 finger.
That's more complicated than it is but oh well.
A Robert Estrin video on the chromatic scale, which is a scale that doesn't skip any notes.
When playing a chromatic scale, use the correct fingering. The black keys are played with the 3 finger. It doesn't matter what note you start on, you use this fingering:
B--1
C--2
C sharp--3
D--1
D sharp--3
E--1
F--2
F sharp--3
G--1
G sharp--3
A--1
So, for the pairs of white keys (B/C and E/F), you use 1-2 fingers (ascending) and 2-1 (descending). Black keys use 3 fingers. The white keys within the black-key ranges (D and G/A), use the 1 finger.
That's more complicated than it is but oh well.
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Video #9 Pentatonic Scale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK295TJwBFE
A pentatonic scale is five notes long--the black keys on a piano form a pentatonic scale. The beautiful thing about a pentatonic scale is that all the notes sound good together. This makes improvisation easy and fun. Check out this Robert Estrin video.
A pentatonic scale is five notes long--the black keys on a piano form a pentatonic scale. The beautiful thing about a pentatonic scale is that all the notes sound good together. This makes improvisation easy and fun. Check out this Robert Estrin video.
Monday, September 29, 2014
Video #6: How to Practice Scales and Arpeggios
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8xDEzeKxVM&list=RDO6AAkGBc0eg&index=7
Robert Estrin points out that the reasons you should practice scales and arpeggios:
1. A great deal of music is made up of scales and arpeggios--they're building blocks.
2. Scales and arpeggios help you develop good finger technique.
3. They're a good warm-up--SLOW scales are especially good for warm-up.
4. Hanon's 60 exercises are a must--all the scales and arpeggios.
Robert Estrin points out that the reasons you should practice scales and arpeggios:
1. A great deal of music is made up of scales and arpeggios--they're building blocks.
2. Scales and arpeggios help you develop good finger technique.
3. They're a good warm-up--SLOW scales are especially good for warm-up.
4. Hanon's 60 exercises are a must--all the scales and arpeggios.
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