Using P.S.For example: play c-d-e-f-g together. Then lift your 2º finger a little, your 3º a little more, etc. and play again c-d-e-f-g letting your hand drop on the keyboard. In this way, now you are playing the 5 notes not together but incredibly fast. ok?Then, play c-d-e and play f with your 1º finger, in the same way. You dont pass your 1º finger under the 3º, you make a horizontall mouvement of your hand in order that your 1º finger plays the f, you see? Tehn, the same for the second part of the scale:f-g-a-b. It`s easy (but my English is uggly, sorry )
Playing scales quickly and smoothly is obviously important, but having control over the dynamics ie, being able to get louder or faster, or play rapidly and softly is the real skill.
Hi Werq34ac. I think you might have mis read my post. I never said I had a problem with my second finger. I was only pointing out that I have noticed others having a problem. All I was doing was describing that problem and how it might be remedied. Kelly
I have found the hard part is after the thumb has played, the hand is twisted getting the second finger in position to play is where most of the real difficulties occur.
Stop pressing down.
Fully agree, the more one presses down, the more tension one has and the less one can play fast.