Scales: Benefits, Technical Goals and Ways to Practice to Improve Musical Playing.

Famous Pianist, Composer and Julliard Professor Josef Lhevinne once said: “the backbone of the piano technique is scales and arpeggios. As the time goes on, the scales and arpeggios become more difficult, more varied, and more rapid, but they are never omitted from the daily work. The regular daily technical work must be systematically pursued through several years.”

This tutorial is divided into 3 major sections, including benefits of scale practice, technical goals for all scales and ways to practical scales.

00:10 Benefits of Scale Practice.
01:15 Technical Goals.
06:35 Ways to Practice Scales.
06:54 (1) Practice Scales in Duple, Triple and Quadruple Rhythmic Patterns.
07:55 (2) Adding Contrary Motion to the Quadruple Pattern.
08:48 (3) Practice Scales in Interval of a 3rd, 10th and 6th Between the Hands.
10:30 (4) Practice Scales Continuously.


Created and Performed by Tracy Xian
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