ARPEGGIOS
Introduced in Level 5Two octaves
Introduced in Level6Three octaves
POLYRHYTIIMS
Introduced in Level 62 against 3, triplet in RH, eighth notes in LH, one octave
Introduced in Level 7Four octaves
Introduced in Level 8diminished 7th arpeggio, fonr octaves
Introduced in Level 9Dominant 7th (V7) arpeggio, four octayes
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Introduced in Level 72 against 3, triplel in LH, eighth notes in RH, one octave
Introduced in Level 92 against 3, RH eighth notes, two octaves, LH triplets, three octaves (begin two octaves apart)
Introduced in Level 82 against 3, RH triplets, three octaves, LH eighth notes, two octaves
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Dominant Seventh Arpeggios
Root position beginning on a white key: LH 543214321 RH 123412345
Beginning on Db, Eh, Ab: LH 214321432 RH 412341234
Beginning on Gf: LH 432143214 Pttl 234123412
Beginning on Bb: LH 321432143 P.LI 412341234
Beginning on Bb Alternate fingering: LH 214321432 P.I{ 412341234
Diminished Seventh Arpeggios
RH thumb on the first white key, LH thumb on the last white key, or thufrrbs together on any white key
Arpeggios
C, F, G Major, d, e, a, c, g, f, b minor: LH 54ZI4Z| RH lZ3lZ35D, E, A, B, Ff Major, d minor: LH 5321321 RH 1231235
orLH 5421421Cf, Eb, Al Major, cf, ff, g{ minor: LH 2142142 Rtl 4ll4l24Bb Major
Bb Major Alternate fingeringbh mincr
Section 3: Technique Examples
Keys with a Black Key Tonic and B Major
B, Cf Major RH I 23 I 234 Ib minor LH I 32 | 432 I
C# Db Major RH 23 I 234 | 2cfi minor LH 32 I 432 I 3
Eb Major RH 3 | 234 I 23ef minor LH 2 I 432 | 32
LH 32132t3 F.Lt 4124124orLH 4214214
LH 2142142 RH 4124124LH 3213213 Wt 2312312
orLH 4214214
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Fil Gt Major RH 234 | 23 I 2fil minor LH 432 I 32 I 4
Al Major RH 34 I 23 I 23al g$ minor LH 32 I 32 I 43
B[ Major RH 4 | 23 I 234bb minor LH 2 I 32 I 432
Note: Right Hand fourth finger always on Ag (Bt)Left Hand fourth finger always on F# (Gb) or G
The thumbs play together on the white keys, B (Bil) or C (Ct) and E (Eil) or F (Fb), according to the scale.The RH 23 andLH 32 play in the area of the two black keys and the RH 234 and LH 432 play in the areaof the three black keys.
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