double notes

[azhou5461]

ugh can anyone tell me what technique to use to play double notes? It's really frustrating!

[ramseytheii]

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Double note technique, of course



Walter Ramsey

[shingo]

Do you mean repeated notes?
If so then it is good form not to use the same finger for the reppetitions as it sounds sluggish and you have a lack of control over the finger. There are some exceptions, none that I can specifically think of as examples but you kind of know when it is appropriate to change and when you can get away without it. For instance if a whole hand movement and loss of positioning was needed for a 2 note reppetition then it could be bypassed. It is nearly always best to use a different finger though.

[dan101]

Hi there. For rapid repeated notes, use adjacent fingers (eg. 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1 for six repititions of a note). If you're talking about playing two notes in one hand at the same time, just keep on plugging away at scales. Eventually, your fingers will have the strength and flexibility that you need to accomplish this. Good luck!

[term]

If so then it is good form not to use the same finger for the reppetitions as it sounds sluggish and you have a lack of control over the finger.

Well the point of learning technique is to get control...

@azhou: One way (not the best, but ok) to practise it: start playing it 2 times as fast as you can. After you can do that comfortably, do 3. Then 4, 5, etc, until you get it. So what you do is to gradually build up to it.
There's not really much else to say about it, practise practise practise it, frustration is part of piano playing.