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Topic: Repertoire to improve Scales
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cheeriosok
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Repertoire to improve Scales
on: October 12, 2021, 04:32:45 PM
Hello all,
I've been practicing scales, but I want to improve my speed while also making music.
I have been practicing Scarlatti K517. Something similar would be great!
Please recommend similar repertoire, etudes, exercises etc to improve scales. Thank you!!
(Level: Beginner/Intermediate)
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Scarlatti: Sonata K. 517 in D Minor
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fftransform
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Re: Repertoire to improve Scales
Reply #1 on: October 12, 2021, 05:05:32 PM
The K. 517 is not fast enough to constitute 'improving speed in scales.' If you can't already play an isolated scale at that tempo, then you shouldn't be trying to play that piece at all. I think you should just pick pieces that you like, and continue practicing your scales like normal; there are lots of little rhythmic/dynamic games you can play with your scales that help you build up more confidence and speed, prolly you already know about them. Of course there are also 2/3/4-finger exercises related to scales as well, especially thumb under/over stuff.
How about just learning some little passages from pieces that you love? That seems better. Like, learn the very end of the Chopin Ballade 1, with those parallel chromatics. Kind of notorious for tripping up people just starting with that level of rep. Many other examples like that, like from the Pas de Deux in the Pletnev Nutcracker, or maybe an extract from the Waldstein 3rd movement.
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brogers70
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Re: Repertoire to improve Scales
Reply #2 on: October 12, 2021, 10:10:43 PM
I've had a lot of progress since I started using some of the techniques recommended by Josh Wright in this video (and in others of his which you can easily find starting from this one).
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klavieronin
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Re: Repertoire to improve Scales
Reply #3 on: October 12, 2021, 10:19:40 PM
This is a nice one for right hand scales
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lelle
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Re: Repertoire to improve Scales
Reply #4 on: October 14, 2021, 09:53:24 PM
^That recording is awesommmmmeee
Wouldn't Mozart's sonata "facile" in C major be a good starting point?
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anacrusis
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Re: Repertoire to improve Scales
Reply #5 on: October 19, 2021, 09:19:33 PM
Lots of pieces from the classical era would suffice, really. Clementi sonatinas, Haydn sonatas, Mozart sonatas...
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lelle
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Re: Repertoire to improve Scales
Reply #6 on: October 23, 2021, 11:09:50 PM
I played this piece when I wanted some moderate tempo scales to work on, while also getting to make some great music:
It's got some other rather tricky parts in it though.
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visitor
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Re: Repertoire to improve Scales
Reply #7 on: October 29, 2021, 04:50:31 PM
Spend a few reading thru the Kabalevsky sonata no 3 in F op 46
Although the entire thing would certainly move the right students playing fwd it may be a bit much in the development and "war music " B thematic sections but the lyrical A material is beautiful and would make for great short etude /excerpts to play , I did it years ago
However a former dear friend no longer w is that was a active in the board and an incredible musician and teacher uploaded a beautiful performance here , listen to the first
Mov , others are great but not much "scaley" stuff
My old video link appears In a tweet I did the other day
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https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php?topic=44423.0
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