Hand Position Principles 3

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Hand position set-up is what makes playing notes work!

 

Allow me to share what our friends are doing above.

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  • Q is pointing to Space at the Base (a tiny amount)
  • V is pointing to Swell the Well (thumb area open)
  • ARC is reminding you to perform on your fingertips.
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Now that you know some of the primary hand-position principles, you are ready to discover the note locations required to perform a one octave D major scale. 

Remember, the goal is to use instrument-tapes as visual guides. Your ear is in charge of the exact fingertip location for each note. There is a difference between hearing and focused listening.

Excellent pitch is achieved by focused listening and exacting pin-point pitch location.

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Now let’s learn note locations for all pitches of the D major scale. 

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