Octave Jumps (Right Hand)
Leap an octave and land accurately, without looking down.
- Level:
- 5 of 6
- Hands:
- Right hand
- Key:
- C major
- Notes:
- 14
- Range:
- C4 to E5
- One run:
- about 6 seconds at 80 bpm
The notes, in order
14 notes, one at a time.
- C4
- C5
- C4
- C5
- D4
- D5
- D4
- D5
- E4
- E5
- E4
- E5
- C4
- C5
How to practise it
- Move the whole arm, keep the hand shape fixed
- Look at where you are going before you jump, not while you jump
- Accuracy first, speed much later
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
- jumps
- octaves
- accuracy
More dexterity drills
Finger independence and evenness. Dull on purpose, and the fastest way to a cleaner hand.
- 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)
- Chromatic Neighbors (Right Hand) (level 5)
- Hanon Exercise No. 1 (Right Hand) (level 4)