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Topic: With whitch scales to begin? (Read 1444 times)

ster100

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With whitch scales to begin?

on: March 20, 2015, 11:10:45 PM

With whitch scales to begin?
I play 2 till 3 years

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chopinlover01

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Re: With whitch scales to begin?

Reply #1 on: March 20, 2015, 11:53:58 PM

Chopin believed (and I personally am with him on this one) that the starting scales should be B and D flat major (I think there was one other I'm forgetting... maybe). They fit under the hands very well, especially B major, and are a good primer for finger crossings, as the longer fingers are right on the black keys, and the crossings are nearly all black to white or white to black.