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swagmaster420x

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is this worth changing for my left hand scale?

on: November 19, 2013, 01:14:30 AM

ok so for c major scale, i recently started practicing with hands separated. one thing I noticed was that for my left hand scale, when im turning over my hand to start the next octave, the next note I play, which is a D with my ring finger, sticks out from the rest cuz im hitting it harder (from motion from passing thumb under). is it worth to painstakingly play c scale slower to try to make it more even?

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awesom_o

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Re: is this worth changing for my left hand scale?

Reply #1 on: November 19, 2013, 02:22:20 AM

Try playing the scale with a quick repeat on D.

A quick repeat is just like it sounds. Repeat very quickly using the same finger, without interrupting the overall flow of the context.