The Scale Exercises EVERY Pianist Should Know

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These 10 variations on a basic scale exercise are not for the faint of heart! These will challenge you, but if you stick with it, you will see results.
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[@raseshgandhi6702]

Thank you 🎉

[@athomewithmusic8698]

You’re welcome!

[@user-fh3zm2vp3r]

Thanks for these exercises, I only play legato when training scales, I'll try new ways. What do you think about playing scales with chords?

[@athomewithmusic8698]

If you mean playing a scale with one hand with a chord in the other, that's a good idea. I'm a proponent of practicing scales one hand at a time.

[@user-fh3zm2vp3r]

​@@athomewithmusic8698 yes, I meant this kind of practice, sometimes I use it, when work with new piece

[@timwhite7127]

Am I incorrect or in the first scale exercise do you have the incorrect finger number for the right hand run, ie., the run up is shown ending on 1 instead of 5?

[@athomewithmusic8698]

You’re correct, that finger number should be 5 and not 1. It’s hard to keep track of all those numbers!

[@timwhite7127]

@@athomewithmusic8698 I hear ya...Eighty-eight keys, ten fingers and I barely passed math...

[@brownin329]

can you please turn off the metronome? I have misophonia. I can't hear anything with that dreaded metronome playing.

[@athomewithmusic8698]

I understand how distracting that can be. For some piano students, a metronome can be very helpful, and I wanted to demonstrate that. This is actually the only time you will hear it used in one of my videos. I realize that the sound can be triggering for some folks.