Scarlatti Sonata in D minor K.141

[fangpiano]

Hi,

I'm currently playing this piece. I was wondering for those of you who played it, how did you practise playing the staccato notes?

[Alde]

Try using different fingers - using a finger staccato.

432121 (per measure)

214321 (per measure)

......or any other combination.  By all means do not use one finger!

[birba]

......or any other combination.  By all means do not use one finger!

Wouldn't that be neat if we could?

[john11inc]

Talk to your teacher.  This question isn't really about the Scarlatti, specifically.  You just need to build your technique concerning fast repeated notes, or simply getting a staccato out of them.  Your teacher is the one that you need to ask.  S/he will be able to see what you're doing wrong and correct it; something we can't do.  However, no matter what, the answer is going to involve a huge amount of practice and drills.  If you came here looking for a different answer, I'm sure you can get one, but it's not worth sh*t.

......or any other combination.  By all means do not use one finger!

Case and point.