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Topic: Practicing Leaps in Gershwin (Read 1314 times)

toby1

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Practicing Leaps in Gershwin

on: August 20, 2013, 01:39:03 PM

I'm having trouble with the leaps at these two spots.

Advice for practice?

I'm aiming for 100% accuracy and consistency.

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hfmadopter

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Re: Practicing Leaps in Gershwin

Reply #1 on: August 20, 2013, 07:12:49 PM

I find with any leap and you need an octave stretch on the landing of that leap I lead with one finger even though they get planted together. It's an acquired skill, when the one finger touches the key, the other follows instinctively. It's a micro response FWIW. If I dig back far enough in my memory banks I'm pretty sure my teacher directed me to this method of execution.

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