Piano Forum

Does Rachmaninoff Touch Your Heart?
Today, with smartwatches and everyday electronics, it is increasingly common to measure training results, heart rate, calorie consumption, and overall health. But monitoring heart rate of pianists and audience can reveal interesting insights on several other aspects within the musical field. Read more >>

Pages: [1] Go Down

Topic: Flight of bumble bee (Read 3152 times)

junirrollo

PS Silver Member
Newbie
Posts: 1

Flight of bumble bee

on: February 26, 2002, 11:38:24 PM

I was just wondeering how was teh fingering of it...
no idea how to start!!!!!!!

Logged

stokes

PS Silver Member
Jr. Member
Posts: 31

Flight of the bumble bee

Reply #1 on: March 03, 2002, 04:29:59 AM

Hi!
What are you exactly asking for? The fingering in the very beginning or all the piece? Are you talking about the Rachmaninoff transcription?........
/Stokes

Logged

irmler

PS Silver Member
Newbie
Posts: 3

Re: Flight of bumble bee

Reply #2 on: March 11, 2002, 03:49:42 AM

starting on a D...........4321254343212..... there's the first 13 notes........using this 'finger shape' you can begin to build a smooth execution of the first part of the tune......second finger goes over the thumb (finger number 1)

Logged

MzrtMusic

PS Silver Member
Full Member
Posts: 171

Re: Flight of bumble bee

Reply #3 on: August 11, 2002, 01:09:09 AM

Well, I'm also working on "Bumblee Bee", so I was quite excitied to find this fingering. However, when I tried it, I noticed that you have your thumbs on the black keys. That's not really a good idea when you are moving so fast, so here is the fingering that I've been using, and it works quite well!!!!

43134313432131321 and you keep going from there. That's the first 17 notes, and you can repeat that, eliminating the 4 from the beginning.

Now, I have a question. In measures 4-7, what fingerings do you use there? I currently have it split between the hands, taking the first adn fith note with my LH, but I'm very open to other ideas