More On The Pentatonic Piano Method to Build Piano Technique
Posted on: June 19, 2009
The pentatonic method for learning to play songs on the piano is based on the pentatonic scale. This musical scale has five notes to an octave and it just happens that these five notes correspond precisely to the five black keys of the piano. With only five note choices instead of the eight in a diatonic scale or the twelve in a chromatic scale, the novice pianist is able to experience success more quickly.
Using the pentatonic method, the beginning pianist is limited to five notes only of a specific intervallic grouping. Those five notes correspond exactly to the five black keys on the piano. These keys are easy to see and locate. They are also arranged in two different groups. They are arranged in a group of two black keys and a group of three black keys. These note combinations are visually easy to recognize.
Not only are the five keys easy to recognize, but they are also tactilely comfortable for the adult beginner. The fingers of each hand can easily cover two groups of the five different black keys. This hand placement allows for ease in fingering. The hands can often remain in one position for a long series of notes. Therefore, success comes more quickly for the beginning pianist because the method deals only with learning to move the fingers in a restricted note range. The learner quickly builds technique when finger movement is limited in using the pentatonic method to play the piano.
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