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Title: How do you practise this?
Post by: sissco on September 28, 2006, 02:51:16 PM

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 :'( Any advise? And what is the name for this, a trill?

Thanks!

Title: Re: How do you practise this?
Post by: pianistimo on September 28, 2006, 03:07:05 PM

first, the fingering.

for me, i'd try in the rh 15,25...35,15...14,24...15,35

or 35,25... 35,15

as the rh is in the bass clef and dealing with C#'s everywhere - the fingering has to be flexible, right?  it looks like an alberti bass in the rh.

Title: Re: How do you practise this?
Post by: pianistimo on September 28, 2006, 03:09:12 PM

lh 1,3,2,1 - 5,4,3,2 - 1,3,2,1 - 5,4,3,2 ... (like you are dusting off each key)

sometimes - only getting set up for the next series takes one finger change.  in scarlatti, i found out that VERY FAST repeated notes need no (or very few) finger changes.  but, for something like this - i think finger changes are good.

sorry i said slow.  i meant slow in comparison with presto.

Title: Re: How do you practise this?
Post by: sissco on September 28, 2006, 07:03:57 PM

Thank you pianistimo  :) And do you have some more advise for practising the right hand. Presumably you are going say just relax  :P And why the finger changes on the same note?

Thank you

Title: Re: How do you practise this?
Post by: pianistimo on September 29, 2006, 12:20:00 PM

maybe in rhythms?  you can vary them into 'sections' of three or four notes. say pause on the first note and then play the next three very quickly - repeat. 

the reason i prefer the changing fingers in the lh is that it is easier to prepare for the next fifth with a comfortable finger.

Title: Re: How do you practise this?
Post by: timothy42b on September 29, 2006, 02:16:53 PM

chang deals with this pattern, you might want to read his ebook.  I found it helpful.