2/11/2024 0 Comments Left hand scale e flat major![]() ![]() Better yet, go participate in a three legged race and notice how a single external pull can wreak havoc on everything.īecause the black keys are higher and there are greater spaces in the blues scale, in/out, up/down and arm and elbow movements are required to get the fingers where they need to be, otherwise your muscles will strain to reach each key and not only does it feel awful but it sounds so, too. That is what happens in your hand when you stretch the fingers out. ![]() Like, if I asked you to reach to your left for something but I pulled your right arm preventing you from reaching it. If you miss a note, chances are it is not because of fingering but there is a pull or static muscle preventing you from getting there with proper alignment. ![]() You can't do that if another finger is pulling the whole hand in the opposite direction. The second thing is to come straight down on each key. Abducting the fingers causes your hand to pull in three directions at the same time and that is where tension and uneven playing comes from. The secret to playing these scales is to avoid spreading out the fingers and using the arm to place each finger. Correct fingering will not help you if something is amiss in the arm and prevents the finger from getting to where it needs to be.Īrt Tatum famously played many of his scales and arpeggios with only two or three fingers. More important than fingering is how you use your fingers. ![]()
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