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dorothy

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How to play notes that are more than one octave apart

on: Yesterday at 07:44:55 PM

I have small hands, and the farthest I can reach with both hands is exactly one octave. Lately I've been learning some new pieces, and there are some places where the notes are an octave and a half or more apart. What is the best way to handle this?

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liszt-and-the-galops

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Re: How to play notes that are more than one octave apart

Reply #1 on: Yesterday at 07:54:52 PM

Roll the chord, similar to how you would play an arpeggiated chord (Chopin - Op. 10 No. 11 is a good example of that).
What pieces/measures are you struggling with?

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