{"id":121,"date":"2018-11-13T15:15:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-13T23:15:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2023-01-13T11:56:15","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T19:56:15","slug":"piano-speed-exercises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/piano-speed-exercises\/","title":{"rendered":"Piano Finger Speed Exercises"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Playing fast is a great feeling. It looks impressive and is a lot of fun, so how do we develop the ability to play really fast all while maintaining tempo and control?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simple:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Start slow and gradually get faster<\/b>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It really is as simple as that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because here’s the truth…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is no magical formula for playing faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Playing fast is all about selecting something to play and begin slowly and gradually build speed. Not the most exciting answer, but it is the truth!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are 4 great finger speed exercises:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 Finger Scale<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Play slowly and steadily, maintaining a consistent volume. This is great because your hands stay in one spot allowing you to focus on speed more than hand placement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check-in with your posture, making sure that you are hitting each key precisely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once you are feeling good, begin to build that speed as fast as you can go while still maintaining control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you lose control, slow down and work your way up again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full Scales<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These are great for building speed and accuracy because you have a thumb tuck<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This presents a little bit of a challenge in finger\/hand positioning for you to work through as you build your tempo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember to start slow and really focus on making that movement as smooth as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Blues Scale<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The blues scale<\/a> sounds SO great and presents a little more of a dexterity challenge than the other two exercises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learning this will give you some fun super musical improv options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And finally…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Arpeggio<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This one has a SUPER thumb-tuck which will force you to focus on getting that hand to reset without any pause in your tempo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It will take practice, which is why it’s important to start slowly. The thumb has a little ways to go:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Work on your accuracy first. Once you have that dialed in, then you can start to increase your speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It will also allow you to cover a large span of the keyboard which is both fun and challenging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to get faster<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In all of these finger speed exercises, be sure to focus on accuracy, maintaining a consistent volume and tempo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stay in control!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can use a metronome to keep you on track starting very slow and bumping up by 5 bpm each time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And when you’re ready to really ramp up the speed, try our training course, Faster Fingers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It will guide you through 30 days of practicing so you’ll see BIG results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Good luck!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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