Hand Crossing (Both Hands)
Right hand plays a rising figure, left hand reaches over the top for the last note.
- Level:
- 6 of 6
- Hands:
- Both hands
- Key:
- C major
- Notes:
- 16
- Range:
- C4 to E5
- One run:
- about 7 seconds at 80 bpm
The notes, in order
16 notes, one at a time.
- C4
- E4
- G4
- C5
- D4
- F4
- A4
- D5
- E4
- G4
- B4
- E5
- C4
- E4
- G4
- C5
How to practise it
- The left hand crosses over the right for the highest note in each group
- Move the left arm early so it arrives before it is needed
- Keep the crossing note quiet and light
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 16 notes.
What it trains
- jumps
- hands together
- accuracy
More dexterity drills
Finger independence and evenness. Dull on purpose, and the fastest way to a cleaner hand.
- Hanon Exercise No. 1 (Both Hands) (level 6)
- Sixths (Right Hand) (level 5)
- Chromatic Scale (Right Hand) (level 5)
- Chromatic Scale (Left Hand) (level 5)
- Fingers 4 and 5 (Right Hand) (level 5)
- Octave Jumps (Right Hand) (level 5)