Piano Target Practice 🎯

One of the most important skills you’ll need to develop as a piano player is accuracy on the keyboard. Jumping from low notes to high notes, back and forth, is not easy!

In this lesson, we’ll show you three exercises that will help you play faster, more confidently, and with more impact. And like an archer, you’ll develop eagle-eye accuracy!

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Exercise #1

In our first exercise, we’ll play a note and then the same note an octave higher with a third above it.

For example, on our left hand, we’ll play C with our pinky finger and then jump to playing C-E an octave higher with fingers 3 and 1.

Try this a few times back and forth. It’s important not to hold any tension in your hand and wrist.

Then, try this with the next note. Play D with your pinky finger and then jump to D-F with fingers 3 and 1. Then, do the same with E and all the way up the octave.

You’re essentially playing diatonic chords but broken up by an octave. 

Once you’re comfortable with one hand, try the other!

Exercise #2

Now, try the same thing but with all the notes broken up.

Try to play every note evenly. Don’t be crashing into notes! Notes should be clearly articulated.

Again, do this exercise with both hands.

Exercise #3

For our final exercise, we’ll change the pattern a bit so that your brain does a little more work!

Instead of playing C to C-E, we’ll complete the chord an octave higher. That means playing C to E-G.

Figure out what strategy works best for you. You may choose to use different fingers from the ones I used in the video, and that’s okay!

Practice with a smile

Once you get the hang of these exercises, practice them up and down the scale, hands separate, hands together, faster and slower, broken or solid, or even try other keys!

Regardless, make sure you practice with a smile 🙂

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