Hiya.

How on earth do you do C minor or C# Minor Contry i spent half an hour doing that yeserday and i can't do more than two octave.. i can do one no problem but two its like impossible.. please help my teacher gave me the advice of watching my left hand but that dosen't work anymore wah..

Banana

is it the fingering you're having problems with?

Yes it is sorry should of made it clearer..especially on the way back on the right hand.

How is the fingering on the way down when you do the normal scale?

Ok although i do need to stop alot though .. i can do it if i loook at the book or if it is opened infront of me .. But i can't when i don't have the book there.. because my teacher says that shes going to try it without the book now.

I don't know if this is any help, (and I seem to usually make up my fingering as I go along with most scales), I find it helpful to think 'always have 4th finger on the B on the way up/down in the right hand' and after practising like that for a while it just comes naturally. Have you tried anything like that?

yeh i try to do that but it never turns out right. ahh may just have to ask my piano teacher later on tonight.

sorry I couldn't be any help

It is ok! don't worry.

Try this for C# minor in contrary motion, it works for my students!
Make sure you can play both hands of the scale separately 2 octaves without any mistakes. Look at the 4th finger notes in each hand - RH - D# and LH F#.
Then start slowly with 5 notes and practice them over and over until you can play it perfectly. Then add on one note at a time making sure the fingering is correct and you can play it without hesitation/mistake. Good luck!!

You said you could still do an octave, so keep doing 1 octave until it really sticks to your mind then start very slowly at 2 octaves. VERY SLOWLY, I mean keep looking at your fingers. Keep something in mind, like "this note must be pressed only by my 4th finger", etc.

Oh yes, if you keep failing no matter what, then stop and start practicing again the next day. Recent research say that sleep can help skills like piano playing, and I agree! Once I just COULDN'T play D major in 6ths. But the next day it was completely easy at the first try. Amazing.

Cool willl try that sleeping thing .

I've played it ok today not to bad not to much slip up either.. now i can't do the Bb minor bAh!

so diffcult.

Oh my goodness, flashback to a previous exam where I had to play C# minor in contrary motion. First of all I misheard it and thought myself lucky to be playing C minor, then played C# minor in a mode of panic and got it completely wrong.
Oh the horror.

oh im doin them 2, help

i love the grade 6 contrary motion scales!

Ok then natalie.. you play the scales for me all the time. ( piano lessons and exam ) I'll do the pieces.

can you do the arpeggios? i cant!

QUOTE (clarinetlover @ Feb 25 2005, 09:17 PM)

can you do the arpeggios? i cant!

Some.. not alot just have to be quite certian not to be asked on the day lol.

well i cant do any! ahwell!

you have to play the scales with both hands!! thats just mean

yes we do Nathan, i know its incredibly mean!

thats like playing the scales twice!!! I cant even cope with doing it once!

i know you cant!

How did I know that was coming!?

well you did ask for it!

No I didnt. When did I say "oh please Natalie, plesae take the mik out of me for not knowing my scales"
I didnt did I

not literally you muppet! and i knew you were going to say that as well!

no you didnt.

yes i did! now dont argue with me, its my bday in 2 1/2hrs!!

QUOTE (clarinetlover @ Feb 28 2005, 09:47 PM)

yes i did! now dont argue with me, its my bday in 2 1/2hrs!!

Or now hahah!!