Five-Finger Skips (Right Hand)
Skip between fingers 1-3-5 inside the position without moving the hand.
- Level:
- 2 of 6
- Hands:
- Right hand
- Key:
- C major
- Notes:
- 12
- Range:
- C4 to G4
- One run:
- about 5 seconds at 80 bpm
The notes, in order
12 notes, one at a time, with the finger to play each one in brackets.
- C4 (1)
- E4 (3)
- G4 (5)
- E4 (3)
- C4 (1)
- D4 (2)
- F4 (4)
- D4 (2)
- E4 (3)
- G4 (5)
- E4 (3)
- C4 (1)
How to practise it
- Pattern: 1-3-5-3-1, then 2-4-2, then 3-5-3
- The hand stays completely still, only the fingers move
- Let the unused fingers rest lightly on their 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 12 notes.
What it trains
- independence
- thirds
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)
- Broken Pattern (Left Hand) (level 2)
- Five Fingers: Double Time (Right Hand) (level 2)