C major scale (1 octave)

How to do it

1. Right hand ascending: fingering 1-2-3-1-2-3-4-5; the thumb passes under finger 3 on F.
2. Practise hands separately first, very slowly, watching the thumb crossing.
3. Once clean, put hands together in parallel motion.

Variations

• Extend to 2 and 4 octaves.
• Play it in different rhythms: dotted, triplets, groups of four.
• Hands together a third or a sixth apart (instead of in unison).
• Once mastered, transpose to G, D, A and E major.

Tips

• Prepare the thumb by moving it toward its note before its turn arrives.