Skills · Scales & harmony
Thumb-under & cross-over
Prepare the thumb and carry the scale line through the finger change.
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Practised in these lessons
- Lesson 21
One-octave parallel scale
Hands in the same direction; watch the thumb-under.
Open → - Lesson 67
C scale: right-hand thumb-under
Play a one-octave scale up and down with consistent fingering.
Open → - Lesson 68
C scale: the left hand's path
Play a one-octave scale up and down with consistent fingering.
Open → - Lesson 69
G scale: remember F sharp
Play a one-octave scale up and down with consistent fingering.
Open → - Lesson 70
F scale: thumb-under after finger four
Play a one-octave scale up and down with consistent fingering.
Open → - Lesson 183
Complete piece: the G scale becomes a song
The G major scale as an eight-bar piece: up an octave, back down and home.
Open → - Lesson 89
The staircase: thumb-under and cross-over
The thumb passes under at F4, finger 3 crosses back to E4.
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 93
C scale: two different finger changes
Play the scale hands together, each keeping its own fingering.
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