f-dur scala

[twebbas]

Sorry.. for being such a newbie.. but I have a problem regarding the basics of piano playing.. I cant seem to get it right.. how do i play a f-dur scala? I cant get it to sound right.

can anyone help me please?? would be very grateful for help.. thanx

[jonathandodd]

Hmmm... an F major scale? sure.

F-G-A-Bb-C-D-E-F

Fingering RH: 1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4
Fingering LH: 5,4,3,2,1,3,2,1

To go up another octave in the r/h, just stick a 4 on the top F instead of the 5. TO go up another octave in the l/h, just play a 4 on the top F.

Don't forget, in all major scales, the pattern of tones and semitones is always T,T,S,T,T,T,S. So to work out a scale, simply start on whatever note then follow that pattern. For example, E major.

E
F#     E->F# is a tone
G#     F#->G# is a tone
A                 G#->A is a semitone
B                 A->B is a tone
C#     B->C# is a tone
D#     C# to D# is a tone
E                 D# to E is a seimtone

JD

[Chiyo]

Also look up Hanon #39  

[glamfolk]

As an added bit of information, all standard scales (major/minor, LH/RH) have the same fingering in multiple octaves, namely 1231234.  For this reason, they are more easily mastered in pultiple octaves.  Have fun.