Can you help me with a Piano Scale?

Question

I am taking beginning Piano class and I am having trouble with my scale practice. We are doing the scales with both hands. The thing that is confusing is the cross over. I don't know if it is a cross over on both hands or on one hand? You know the scale Doh, raye, mi etc...that's the scale I am talking about. Can you please help me? Is there any websites that can help me? Good answer gets 10points!!!!!

Starting on the "c" note and working way up on the white keys.

Answer 1

first, the doh reh me scale is not a scale its c major.... and you cross over with both hands

left goes up. 54321321 and down 12312345
right goes up 12312345 and down 54321321
5= pinky finger 4=ring finger 3= middle 2= index 1= thumb

Answer 2

Probably is not one hand crossing over another - that's not how two-handed scales are played.

Perhaps what you are talking about is fingering in the scales. In the right hand you play a D scale with the first finger on D. E is played with the second, and F# is played with the third. Then the first finger crosses UNDER to play G. This re-sets your hand position to play the remaining notes with the fingers as they come.

Each scale has different fingering. If you are in a class then you have a book. Follow the fingering that it has for each scale and practice each hand alone.

After praticing with just the left and then the right, you can combine them. Set your metronome at 60 bpm and play one note for EVERY OTHER beat. (Yes I know that it's slow...that's the point).

Be solid at this very slow tempo and trust that this is the "fast track" to learning. Only when you are solid at this tempo should increase. If you do this, you will surpass everyone in the class. Slow practice is the way to learn faster.

Answer 3

As someone who took Piano for 6 years ( but a whole ago) I believe you cross your LEFT hand over your right and the the right hand will play the scale after. Does that make sense? I can picture it in my head!

Answer 4

Stop lying to yourself there's nothing like a pop scale most pop songs are influenced by the Canon progression i.e Dmaj/Amaj/Bm/F#m . . . Which is a D Ionian mode or the major scale in the key of D Stuff like Jazz , the old 70's rock tunes are mostly made from Mixolydian mode there's no difference it's just how the scales are used

Answer 5

Both hands cross over at some point. Going up: your right hand "restarts" after your middle finger plays that note. your left hand crosses over when you run out of fingers, restarting with the middle finger. Opposite going down.

Answer 6

if you're playing the scale with both hands (both hands doing their own complete scale at the same time) then on your left hand once you play the g with your thumb bring your middle finger over to play the a and keep going till you hit the c with your thumb. on the way down once you hit the a with your middle finger bring your thumb under to play the g and keep going.
with your right hand once you hit the e with your middle finger bring your thumb under to play the f then keep going till you reach the c. on the way down once you hit the f with your thumb bring your middle finger over to the e then keep going till you reach the c with your thumb.

Answer 7

If you can...

Find any and all books of "The John Thompson Method"

I started with that...now I play by ear, but it was a good way to start structure...

Answer 8

id help you but i play the violin.. sry .. if you ever need violin scales hit me up

Answer 9

http://www.8notes.com/resources/notefinders/piano_chords.asp
8notes is the place to be.