Thumb-under study
Note after Note · Level 3 (Late beginner) · study · Piano
C and G major scales over one octave, each hand alone, then in contrary and parallel motion: passing the thumb under without a bump.
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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.
- Get the thumb ready early: it slides under the hand while finger 3 (or 4) is playing. The elbow and wrist follow the line; they never twist suddenly. Listen: nobody should be able to hear where the thumb passes.