Sixths (Right Hand)
Wider double notes: thumb and pinky an octave apart minus a step.
- Level:
- 5 of 6
- Hands:
- Right hand
- Key:
- C major
- Notes:
- 18
- Range:
- C4 to E5
- One run:
- about 9 seconds at 80 bpm
The notes, in order
9 moments, 18 notes in total, some struck together.
- C4 + A4
- D4 + B4
- E4 + C5
- F4 + D5
- G4 + E5
- F4 + D5
- E4 + C5
- D4 + B4
- C4 + A4
How to practise it
- Fingers 1 and 5 on every pair
- Open the hand from the knuckles, not by pulling the fingers apart
- Stop immediately if the hand feels stretched
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 18 notes.
What it trains
- blocks
- stretch
- independence
More dexterity drills
Finger independence and evenness. Dull on purpose, and the fastest way to a cleaner hand.
- 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)
- Chromatic Neighbors (Right Hand) (level 5)
- Hanon Exercise No. 1 (Right Hand) (level 4)