Arpeggio, Both Hands
The C major arpeggio in both hands at once, two octaves apart.
- Level:
- 5 of 6
- Hands:
- Both hands
- Key:
- C major
- Notes:
- 14
- Range:
- C2 to C5
- One run:
- about 6 seconds at 80 bpm
The notes, in order
7 moments, 14 notes in total, some struck together.
- C2 + C4
- E2 + E4
- G2 + G4
- C3 + C5
- G2 + G4
- E2 + E4
- C2 + C4
How to practise it
- Both hands cross the thumb at the same moment
- Move both arms outward together, like opening a book
- Play it very softly at first so you can hear both hands
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 14 notes.
What it trains
- arpeggio
- hands together
- thumb under
More coordination
The two hands doing different things at the same time.
- Contrary Motion Scale (level 5)
- Melody Over Chords (level 5)
- Two Rhythms at Once (level 5)
- Parallel Tenths (Both Hands) (level 6)
- Offbeat Hands (level 6)
- Contrary Motion: Five Fingers (level 3)