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Topic: Staccato scales?  (Read 3842 times)

Offline hazypurple21

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Staccato scales?
on: August 10, 2005, 02:59:39 AM
Can someone please explain to me the purpose of practicing scales staccato? My guess is that it allows the fingers to work with the whole hand. Or is it simply just to improve staccato playing?
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Offline musicsdarkangel

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Re: Staccato scales?
Reply #1 on: August 10, 2005, 04:33:11 AM
When you play staccato, it's easier to tell when the notes are toghether.


Other than that and to improve staccato playing, i'm not sure.
 

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