Trill Drill, Fingers 2 and 3 (Right Hand)
The strongest pair of fingers, trained for speed and evenness.
- Level:
- 4 of 6
- Hands:
- Right hand
- Key:
- C major
- Notes:
- 25
- Range:
- D4 to E4
- One run:
- about 7 seconds at 80 bpm
The notes, in order
25 notes, one at a time.
- D4
- E4
- D4
- E4
- D4
- E4
- D4
- E4
- D4
- E4
- D4
- E4
- D4
- E4
- D4
- E4
- D4
- E4
- D4
- E4
- D4
- E4
- D4
- E4
- D4
How to practise it
- Fingers 2 and 3 on D and E
- Let the hand stay completely still
- Even and slow beats fast and ragged every time
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 25 notes.
What it trains
- trill
- speed
- independence
More dexterity drills
Finger independence and evenness. Dull on purpose, and the fastest way to a cleaner hand.
- Hanon Exercise No. 1 (Right Hand) (level 4)
- Hanon Exercise No. 1 (Left Hand) (level 4)
- Turn Drill (Right Hand) (level 4)
- Repeated Notes (Right Hand) (level 4)
- Finger Permutations (Right Hand) (level 4)
- Rising Fifths (Right Hand) (level 4)