Group 1
Improve your Scales!
Scales are integral to your technique - all of music is built on them! They are singularly one of the most important things to master for piano playing!
Fellow Participants in Group 1:
Vidhya Bashyam
Ko
Michael
Andrea Buckland
Denise
hanqi4
Barbara Blakeslee
Sindre Skarelven
Jarkko Janhunen
Gail Starr
Harry Neuwirth
Peter Hirsch
Susan Rogers
Fides Cutiongco
Alistair Bertram
Some tonebase productions to get you started
"Creative Scale Practice" with Jarred Dunn
C Major Pattern Scales with Juliana Han
"Choreographing Scales" with Seymour Bernstein
"Scale Technique" with Penelope Roskell
How to get the most out of this course
- Start by watching the introduction video and practice the exercises given in the video.
- Write a post with your experiences with scales.
- Start Practicing Czerny Op.599 no.61, and 69!
- Share two videos per week and help your course partners through feedback on their submissions!
Zoom Check-In: Wednesday, June 29th at 11am PT!
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I've been pacticing Czerny No 69 & Chopin G-minor scale today.
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Jarkko Janhunen nicely done!
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I haven't felt well this week -- have only done a little bit of practice, and haven't felt ready to record and post yet. I am very sorry, because I really want to give this intensive the attention and investment of time it deserves. I will make up for it during the coming week!
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Barbara Blakeslee no pressure, dear Barbara. Hope you feel better soon and looking forward to hear you play.
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Barbara Blakeslee Feel better soon! Scales are not going away after next week.
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Gail Starr Thank you so much. I'm doing better and will start practicing again. BTW...every time I see your name I can't help wondering whether you are related to Brenda Starr -- one of my childhood heroines, even though she was fictional and you are real!
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Barbara Blakeslee I wish Barbara Starr WERE real! We need more heroines these days!
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I did some practicing on these! Found Czerny No.69 to be a little tricky!!
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Dominic Cheli Thanks for sharing these! Helpful to hear how it should be done. I agree that czerny 69 is tricky.
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Dominic Cheli So awesome to hear your take on these. Thanks!
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Dominic Cheli These are are very enjoyable exercises! Thank you for sharing!
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Yes, I find the Czerny tricky -- glad you do, too! I also find it hard to do the scales the way you taught us (Russian method). Every time I try it, I mess up my fingering. I will have to try doing it ultra-slowly until I have it down.
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Czerny #61. Among the things I need to work on- steady rhythm, evenness, shape of hands (esp when playing fifth finger). Not sure I am maintaining the proper arm height above the keys. Nevertheless enjoying playing Czerny!
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Vidhya Bashyam sounds great, Vidhya!
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Andrea Buckland Thanks!
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Vidhya Bashyam great job!
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Susan Rogers Thanks!
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Vidhya Bashyam Well done! It's fun playing Czerny!
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Sindre Skarelven Thanks!
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Vidhya Bashyam sounds lovely
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Alistair Bertram Thank you!
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Vidhya Bashyam Awesome!
I have a bit of a suggestion, which I might not be able to explain in words though...Do you think you could NOT raise your pinky and, instead, kind of have your hand/arm carry the scale up to the pinky? (Does this suggestions make any sense? If not, DM me on FB and we can do a quick video chat). This MIGHT help it sound smoother?
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Gail Starr Thanks for the suggestion! I will give it a try and DM you for sure if I have questions.
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I had fun playing the Czerny 61 trying to increase the tempo a bit each time. Kind of addicting!
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Susan Rogers Very nice! Agree that it was addicting!
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well done, Susan!
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