4-Octave Scales

[debdavis03]

Is anyone familiar with an exercise that consists of playing 4-octave scales, using both hands, in all the major keys?  It starts in key of C, then there's (I think) a 4-key transition to B, then the same to B-flat, etc.  I have forgotten how to make the transition and haven't been able to find a printed version of the exercise.  Any ideas?

[pytheamateur]

Peskanov publishes books on such exercises.

[debdavis03]

Thanks so much!  I think this may be it.

[rubinsteinmad]

OMG How does he make his scales so even?

[pytheamateur]

OMG How does he make his scales so even?

According to him this is the kind of exercise that all Soviet children have to master before they can enter college to study piano performance.

[rubinsteinmad]

According to him this is the kind of exercise that all Soviet children have to master before they can enter college to study piano performance.

I know, I read that in a book. 

[rmbarbosa]

and completly useless, I think...

[ted]

He can actually write rather nice novelty solos. At one stage I suggested he concentrate on those and cease pounding away at boring double note scales fit only for computers and silent keyboard practice. I don't think that was the right thing to say as he didn't answer. Thank heavens I wasn't born in Russia, I would have done some sterling work on my teachers with a blunt instrument and ended up in the salt mines.