C Major, Two Octaves (Right Hand)
Two octaves up and back, with two thumb crossings each way.
- Level:
- 4 of 6
- Hands:
- Right hand
- Key:
- C major
- Notes:
- 29
- Range:
- C4 to C6
- One run:
- about 12 seconds at 80 bpm
The notes, in order
29 notes, one at a time, with the finger to play each one in brackets.
- C4 (1)
- D4 (2)
- E4 (3)
- F4 (1)
- G4 (2)
- A4 (3)
- B4 (4)
- C5 (1)
- D5 (2)
- E5 (3)
- F5 (1)
- G5 (2)
- A5 (3)
- B5 (4)
- C6 (5)
- B5 (4)
- A5 (3)
- G5 (2)
- F5 (1)
- E5 (3)
- D5 (2)
- C5 (1)
- B4 (4)
- A4 (3)
- G4 (2)
- F4 (1)
- E4 (3)
- D4 (2)
- C4 (1)
How to practise it
- Fingering: 1-2-3-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-1-2-3-4-5
- The wrist glides sideways, it never jerks
- Aim for one long line, not two separate octaves
The scale behind it
This one is built on the C Major scale: C D E F G A B (no sharps or flats). Its right-hand fingering runs 1-2-3-1-2-3-4-5, and the scale page has the full diagram if you want to hear the shape on its own first.
How to play it here
Play along on the keys with your mouse, your computer keyboard, a touch screen, or a MIDI keyboard you have plugged in. Every key can show its own name, and the metronome will hold the tempo while you work through the 29 notes.
What it trains
- scale
- two octave
- thumb under
- endurance
More major scales
Passing the thumb under and the hand over, one key signature at a time.
- C Major Scale (Both Hands) (level 4)
- D Major Scale (Right Hand) (level 4)
- G Major Scale (Right Hand) (level 3)
- G Major Scale (Left Hand) (level 3)
- A Major Scale (Right Hand) (level 5)
- E Major Scale (Right Hand) (level 5)