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Student with Two Functioning Fingers
The 12 year old son of an adult student of mine would love to take piano lessons. He can already play the violin and has a great ear, able to figure out how to play songs he hears on the piano. However, due to a…
Jackson Arrangement 3 Fingering
In teaching Humpty’s Twins (Jackson Blues arrangement 3), I generally teach RH3 for the middle note of all the chords. I had a student today ask why not RH4 for the middle note of the top chord. Thoughts? I teach the same way, and just…
Thick Fingers
Has anyone got some tips for students whose fingers are so thick that they get stuck between the black notes, e.g. the IV chord of Bishop Street Blues? It is not an uncommon issue, and as you said, the reality of the situation is that…
Chord Fingering
I’ve occasionally had students finger their major (and other similar) chords as 1-2-5. I’m inclined to correct them and usually do. But if they do this consistently for all their chords, I’m not sure that it’s a problem. I have personally found that the 1-3-5…