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Whats the best fingering for playing this bar on left hand on piano?
I’d go for 5-2-1-4 2-1-3-1. This has the advantage of landing the final note on the group on 1, which makes hitting the next low note easier.
In practice this would look like this:
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Whats the best fingering for playing this bar on left hand on piano?
This piece illustrates precisely WHY we practice 'scales and arpeggios'. Are you fluent at playing 'E minor arpeggio, 2 octaves'? Good. That's what this is, with some notes missed out. So play ...
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Whats the best fingering for playing this bar on left hand on piano?
I recommend one of two fingerings, depending on your hand span:
Narrower: 5-2-1 3-2-1-2-3 (or 5-2-1 4-2-1-2-4)
Wider: 5-3-2-1 2-1-2-3 (or 5-2-1 2-1-2-4)
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How to perform rapid notes with the pinky finger on piano?
I see no purpose in holding down the lower three notes, when they could be pedalled - either with sustain of sostenuto pedals. That then leaves the pinky free to play the top note each time, or even ...
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Should I provide fingering for a piano music sheet?
In editions of classic literature, sometimes fingering is provided by the composer, and sometimes it is added by an editor. A typical edition of a late Beethoven sonata will have Beethoven's ...
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