Stage 3 – Beyond the Five-Finger Position

In Stage 3, you’ll learn to read and play passages that go beyond five-finger positions by:

  • Learning about fingering
  • Practising extended hand position exercises
  • Practising keyboard awareness exercises
  • Sight-reading excerpts that contain hand position changes

Not sure if this is the right stage for you?

If you answer “yes” to any of the following questions, then I recommend you do this stage.

  • Do you find it hard to change hand positions when sight-reading?
  • Do you struggle when it comes to using good fingering?
  • Do you find it hard to find your way around the keyboard?

AUD$35.00

Category

Description

This is a downloadable zip file with:

  • Sight-reading tips for when sight-reading music outside a fixed hand position
  • Recommended resources for dealing with hand position changes
  • Keyboard awareness exercises to help you move around the keys without looking down
  • 20 warm-up drills with extended hand positions
  • Over 30 two-handed rhythm exercises in 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4
  • Sight-reading exercises with 6ths, 7ths and octaves to prepare you for the sight-reading excerpts
  • Over 140 sight-reading excerpts with audio with hand position changes in separate hands and both hands. The excerpts are in major and minor keys with up to 4 sharps and 4 flats, in various time signatures. They are between 8 to 16 bars in length. The audio can be slowed down or sped up.
  • Recommended pieces for further sight-reading practice including free downloadable pieces
  • A sight-reading test so you know when to move on to the next stage
  • BONUS #1: All of the training material of the Not Looking Down Challenge
  • BONUS #2: A sight-reading log to keep track of all the pieces you sight-read

Progressive sight-reading material now available in the online store!

X
>