Different combinations of two notes played simultaneously. As for set 1 you can try different articulations and dynamics. Play each exercise once with one hand and once with the other hand.
1 – Each pair of finger
All your five fingers are in contact with the keys. Two of them play an interval while the others don’t move.
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2 – Parallel movements
I suggest to play it legato.
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3 – Small Jumps
Move your arm.
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4 – Back and forth
Play it legato.
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5 – Jumps
Don’t play fast and keep the tempo. More…
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6 – Extensions
Extensions for each pair of finger. It is similar to the extension exercise of set 1. You can adapt it to your hand to feel a bit of stretch but no pain. Remember that after each stretch the hand returns in a position with the five fingers on five consecutive notes. More…
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7 – Tricky situation
This situation may happen sometimes. To play as legato as possible move your arm and don’t strecth your fingers.
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8 – Repeated notes
Repeated notes using various fingerings. The last repetitions (fingers 1 and 5 in octave) are 3 with the wrist, 3 with the arm and 3 ‘vibrations’.
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9 – Half substitution
Repeat the common note (E) fast to give an impression of legato. The other notes (C and G) must be legato.
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10 – Substitution
Use repeating notes to change finger and hand position.
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11 – Appoggiaturas
In thirds and sixths. Work your legato !
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12 – Gruppetti
Different intervals are presented here. For the octaves, you can use a systematic 1-5 fingering and not play legato if you feel more comfortable. However if you do this exercise in another scale it is easier to use 1-4 on a black key before 1-5 on a white key.
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13 – Trills
Play the trills with regularity being comfortable and relaxed. Don’t force to go faster because it creates tension in your fingers.
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14 – Repeating notes with two hands
The first time play with the right hand above the left hand, and the second time below.
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15 – Trills with two hands
As for exercise 14 The first time play with the right hand above the left hand, and the second time below.
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16 – Crossing hands
Play the two notes of the intervals with a perfect simultaneity.
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17 – Glissando
For the thirds you can use the fingertips of 2 and 4 to play piano or if the keyboard is light. Alternatively you can use nail of 1 and fingertip of 3 to play forte or with a heavy keyboard.
For the sixths when you use fingers 1 and 5 or 1 and 4 with the right hand : upward 1 with the fingertip, 4/5 with the nail and downward 1 with the nail and 4/5 with the fingertip. With the left hand it’s the same by exchanging upward and downward.
You can also play octaves to replace sixths.
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