Wide-leap study
Note after Note · Level 6 (Expert) · study · Piano
A virtuoso waltz in A minor: two-octave leaps in the left hand (bass → chord), leaps from a tenth to two octaves in the right hand, then leaps in both hands at once.
▶ Play this piece with the interactive score
How to practise it
- Listen first: the site plays it while the score scrolls.
- Wait mode: the score waits for you at every note, at your own pace.
- Tempo challenge: play in time, with a score and a map of the bars you got right.
- The secret of leaps: leave early and fast, arrive above the key ahead of time, then play. The journey is quick, the attack is calm. Practise with your eyes on whichever hand leaps further; the other hand plays “blind”. Relaxed arms and shoulders: the motion is an arc, not a straight line.