Piano for Beginners 6th ED - 2016 UK

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5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1

03 Tricky tucks and turns
It will feel rather clumsy at first doing the thumb tucks and finger-over parts to
the scale, as these are not done simultaneously between the right and left hand.
Remember that right hand tucks first, the left hand turns over!

04 Perfecting the scale
Practise your ascension a few times slowly and when you are happy, try
descending. The same rules apply here, just follow the patterns, become more
and more used to the pattern and your co-ordination will improve.

01 The starting position
Next you can learn to play the C major scale ascending and descending with
both hands together. Place your hands on their starting notes of C, with the
right-hand thumb on Middle C and the left-hand little finger an octave below.

02 Going up
It may take a bit of practice to get used to the hands moving together. Follow
the finger pattern you have learnt for each hand to ascend up the scale. The
only difference is that both hands are playing together instead of individually.

C major with both hands


See how the right and left hand sound together

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