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Article #161: Exercises For Your Fingers (Basic Piano Drills)

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Upon hearing the word piano, the very middle C is at its right side, the black
first thing that pops into your mind is key then is named as C sharp or do #. The
the set of black and white keys. Anybody C# then could take another name since it
can play the piano believe me. You don't is also found at the left side of D or
necessarily need to go to music schools the "re" key. The same goes for the other
or hire certified music instructors to black keys. There's the "D" or "re" sharp
tell you how to pound those keys and play which is the same key for "E" or "mi"
a song. You can be your own teacher as flat. The "F" or "fa" sharp is the same
long as you have the interest and the as "G" or "so" flat. The "G" or "so"
eagerness to learn then it wouldn't be so sharp is also the "A" or "la" flat. And
difficult. the "A" or "la" sharp is also the "B" or
All you need is a piano, song lyrics with "ti" flat.
chords and a piano chord chart. Play any Now that you know the names of the keys,
of your favorite songs on the piano just you are now ready for the proper position
like you do on a guitar. Learning to play of our fingers over the keyboard. You
the piano through chords is not the should know that your fingers have
traditional learning procedure. You will assigned numbers. They also have their
still meet musical terms, read notes and proper positions. The thumbs of both
other symbols but not through hectic hands have the number 1, the forefingers
musical lessons. have the number 2, the middle fingers -
Playing the piano through chords is easy number three, the ring fingers take
and fun. But how do you really start number 4 and the pinkie fingers are
pressing those keys? First, of course, number five. You are now ready to do the
you must know and familiarize the piano. exercises.
This is because you need to acquaint Starting with your right hand put your
yourself with the middle "C" or the thumb on the middle "C". Then place the
middle "do" which is the main key on the other fingers to the following keys,
keyboard. The middle "C" is the white key forefinger on the D key, middle finger on
located before the two black keys in the the E key, ring finger on the F key and
middle of the keyboard. Note that every the pinkie finger on the G key. Practice
white key on the left side of every two pressing the keys one after the other
black keys is called the "C" or the "do", starting with the thumb then ending with
but you have to look for the middle "C" the pinkie finger. Repeat the exercise
or "do". ten times. And then try reversing the
Now that you know about the middle "C" or direction. This time, start with your
the middle "do", you have to know the pinkie finger and end up with your thumb.
names of the rest of the keys. No, don't Do this again for ten times or until you
worry, you won't have a hard time naming get the hang of it. And then try playing
the all the keys. As mentioned earlier, continually from the thumb to the pinkie
every white key on the left side of every finger then back to the thumb and so on.
two black keys is called the "C" or the Do the same with your left hand but this
"do". A group is composed of a of two time position your left pinkie finger on
black keys, three black keys and seven the "C" lower than the middle "C" then
white keys. It will then depend on the the ring finger on the lower "D", the
length of your keyboard on how many middle finger on the lower "E", then the
groups it would have. Try dividing the forefinger on the lower "F" and the thumb
keys of your keyboards according to the on the lower "G". Try playing the keys
keys. Then you are now ready to get to starting from your thumb to your pinkie
know each key on each group. finger for five times. Then start from
Remember that the each group would start your pinkie finger to your thumb and then
with "C" or "do". Then the succeeding continuously just like what you did with
white keys take the letters D, E, F, G, A your right hand. And when you get the
and B or re, mi, fa, sol, la and ti. You hang of it, try practicing both hands,
have now named all of the white keys. The then alternating right and left hands.
black keys are the flats and the sharps. The saying that goes practice makes
The technique to determine the flats and perfect is irrefutably true. In whatever
the sharps is to know their position. If you desire to achieve, you must remember
the black key is found at the left of that it takes not only the desire but
every white key, then it is a flat. If also the drive for the desire to
the black key is found at the right side materialize. Have fun paving your way
of every white key, it is a sharp. For towards perfection!
example, the black key nearest to the






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