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Topic: play broken D triads (LH)(ascending)  (Read 2149 times)

Offline casparma

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play broken D triads (LH)(ascending)
on: April 12, 2006, 11:11:07 AM
I am practicing playing broken D triads (at high speed as required of the scores I am playing).

That is:

d1, f#1, a1, f#1, a1, d2, a2, d2, f#3, d3, f#3, a4, f#4, a4, d5, a5, d5, f#6...
(The number indicates which key it is of the same tone, for example, d2 is an octave higher than d1, but both with the tone, d)

So with the fingering:

5, 3, 1, 5, 3, 1, 5, 2, 1..... (LH)(Ascending)


when I am playing f# with finger 5(pinky) (High speed), I usually miss it.

Does any one have any tip for this?

thanks




Offline abell88

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Re: play broken D triads (LH)(ascending)
Reply #1 on: April 12, 2006, 02:40:03 PM
What do you hit instead?

Offline al

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Re: play broken D triads (LH)(ascending)
Reply #2 on: April 12, 2006, 03:23:16 PM
I would use:
D F# A   F# A D   A F# D   D F# A
5 3   2    3  2  1   5 3   2    5 3   2  etc.

This avoids the problem of having to move the hand in and out of the keys to hit the F# with the shorter 5th finger, which can slow you down.

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Re: play broken D triads (LH)(ascending)
Reply #3 on: April 12, 2006, 03:46:33 PM
thanks for all the replies....

What do you hit instead?


I am very likely to hit 'g' after I slip from "f#" black key. That is, it's not a solid f# tone.

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Re: play broken D triads (LH)(ascending)
Reply #4 on: April 12, 2006, 04:09:45 PM
thanks for the tip, al, btw. I will try it.
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