Five Fingers: Double Time (Right Hand)
The first exercise again at twice the speed. A test of evenness.
- Level:
- 2 of 6
- Hands:
- Right hand
- Key:
- C major
- Notes:
- 17
- Range:
- C4 to G4
- One run:
- about 7 seconds at 80 bpm
The notes, in order
17 notes, one at a time.
- C4
- D4
- E4
- F4
- G4
- F4
- E4
- D4
- C4
- D4
- E4
- F4
- G4
- F4
- E4
- D4
- C4
How to practise it
- Speed comes from relaxation, not from pressing harder
- If the notes turn uneven you are past the speed you can control
- Keep the fingertips close to the keys
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 17 notes.
What it trains
- speed
- evenness
More five-finger patterns
One hand position, five notes, no thumb tucks. Where everything else starts.
- Five Fingers: Both Hands Together (level 2)
- Five Fingers in G Position (Left Hand) (level 2)
- Five Fingers in F Position (Right Hand) (level 2)
- Minor Five Fingers (Right Hand) (level 2)
- Five-Finger Skips (Right Hand) (level 2)
- Broken Pattern (Left Hand) (level 2)