Studies For Trills?

[starstruck5]

Is there a set of etudes anywhere, by anyone, which focuses on trills?  If not I will have a go writing them myself -I don't really mean demonically difficult ones for the 4th and 5th finger, and double third trills, etc -but normal ones for the thumb and stronger fingers -both hands of course -not necessarily at the same time!

[49410enrique]

i posted on this once before a while back but cant find the post i had a video in my favorites but i think she took it down i need to double check later i havent organized them in some time.

no 4 from his first book of etudes is specifically for trills, they are all SUPER hard though from what i can hear of his others she has performed (youtube search for rakowski and amy briggs she recorded a whole bunch of them)

https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/etudes-Book-1-Nos-1-10-1988-1994/4365593

[49410enrique]

[starstruck5]

Thanks for posting the great pianists video -interesting that. 

I was thinking more Scarlatti -and for me a trill which is just  even and perfect is the best I can hope for!

[candlelightpiano]

How about Hanon? He has lots of all kinds of trills at the end of the book. Boring but may work.

[starstruck5]

How about Hanon? He has lots of all kinds of trills at the end of the book. Boring but may work.

Thanks Choo -I only got the first book -I will check this out!

[keyboardclass]

Try my trill exercise (slowly at first):

Here's the notes:


...and before anyone comments - I know the elbows are low.  It was fine by Deppe!

[starstruck5]

Thanks KC -I'll try this. I have a weird way of playing a passage where there is a sequence -my first trill is often fine -but for some reason the second trill is not so good -then of course that is sooo noticeable.