Clusters
Note after Note · Level 4 (Intermediate) · 20th century · Piano
A study in clusters (bunches of neighbouring notes played together): distant bells, black keys, then quick exchanges between the hands up to five-note clusters.
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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.
- Each cluster is played in a single gesture: fingers close together and perfectly simultaneous, never rolled. Listen to the dynamics: a p cluster sounds like a muffled bell, an f one like a gong. Bars 9–10: the hands alternate; keep the wrist loose and bouncy.