I love to work with students on 4-note arpeggios through inversions, prompting them to ROLL into horizontal, curvaceous groups of notes to avoid up and down finger poking.
The elements of visualization (“imagining” motion SHAPES); kinesthetic translation (counterclockwise arm motions) attentive listening, CENTERING, and relaxed, natural breathing, all work in harmony to produce a smooth, unencumbered journey over a series of octaves. (Hands are spaced by two)
In the attached video, a motivated student explores the keys of C# minor, and B minor, feeling his way through a broken chord landscape– absorbing ways to improve the playing experience as he moves along.
C# minor
C# E G# C#; E G# C# E, G# C# E G#; C# E G# C#
Fingering RH:
1, 2, 3, 5; 1, 2, 4, 5; 1, 2, 3, 5: 1, 2, 3, 5
LH:
5, 4, 2, 1: 5, 4, 2, 1; 5, 3, 2 1: 5, 4, 2, 1
B minor
B D F# B; D F# B D; F# B D F#; B D F# D
RH and LH Fingering same as for C# minor
BONUS TUTORIAL on PREP for ROLLING 4-note Arpeggios
on all BLACK KEYS: F# Major
