Skills · Scales & harmony
Stretching & shifting position
Prepare the new position, then return or shift on the beat.
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Practised in these lessons
- Lesson 87
Stretch and return: right hand
Reach A4/B3 while the other fingers stay close to the position.
Open → - Lesson 88
Stretch and return: left hand
Stretch the thumb up to A3 and the little finger down to B2.
Open → - Lesson 90
Shifting position in a two-beat rest
Lift and move to G position during the rest, without delaying the first note.
Open → - Lesson 187
Complete piece: A walk across the octave
A 12-bar piece beyond the five-finger position: thumb under, crossing over, and moving the hand during rests.
Open → - Lesson 95
Minuet in G: first phrase
Shift position while the three-beat pulse continues.
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