Scale practice
To help us become more familiar with the G major scale (both physically and mentally) we need to play it more frequently.
At the moment we are only playing up the scale. We need to be able to play down the scale and by doing so we can double our practice. We will then be able to play an ascending scale and a descending scale.
We therefore need to use our thumb under technique backwards or in reverse.
As with our ascending scale in our previous exercise, we have written out the descending scale for G major below, with the fingering below each note.
Starting with your little finger on the top G, you then play the first five notes, in reverse, down the scale. Accordingly, you play the top G with your little finger (4); F# with 3; E with 2; D with 1 and C with your thumb. At this point you then bring your middle finger (2), over the top of your thumb and play B. You then finish the scale; with finger 1 playing A and your thumb finishing on our bottom G.
As always use the multimedia files, watching the video first, then have a go at the exercise yourself using the KeyboardXtractor files.
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