Piano Finger Speed Exercises
Playing the piano fast is a great feeling. It looks impressive and is a lot of fun, so how do we develop the ability to play really fast all while maintaining tempo and control?
The answer is ... play slow. If you want to play fast, you have to start slow. There is no magic formula for playing faster. It takes practice, time, and gradually building speed.
In order to do that, we have four great exercises to help you build your speed:
Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:30 The 5 Finger Scale
2:09 Full Scales (The Thumb Tuck)
3:57 The Blues Scale
5:09 The Arpeggio
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I am 32. I wanted to learn to play since I was 5. We were not rich enough to afford lessons. Now I bought a piano with my hard earned money and beginning to learn.
@crystalshawn6835
5 жыл бұрын
shi shi Thats Awesome!!! ⭐️🎵🎶Proud of you! 😊Never give up 😊👏🏻👏🏻🕊⭐️⭐️ Remember: ~A smooth sea never made a skilled pirate~
@tonystovepipe5935
5 жыл бұрын
I'm 35 and learning myself year go. I'm not good or anything yet...😁
@abz124816
5 жыл бұрын
Go for it.
@gabrielladavid7988
5 жыл бұрын
All you need is passion. You can do it!
@carltheriot8107
5 жыл бұрын
abz124816 "
"start slow. i know its not the answer you're looking for" *my man, this is the best answer i could hope for*
@tagonminmyat7302
3 жыл бұрын
I know, right? That's the only way to do it!
“Practice 40 hours a day” -ling ling
@lisador4708
5 жыл бұрын
If you have always wanted to learn to play the piano but didn't know where to start, then this is for you... VISIT HERE: PianoLessons99.blogspot.com
@ImtheCifix
5 жыл бұрын
When do i sleep?
@Lost-Alkahestry
5 жыл бұрын
@@ImtheCifix you don't just practice, only practice, live practice , sleep practice, die practicing
@gangubegari2042
5 жыл бұрын
👌👌👌💐💐💐
@justinmaxd1263
4 жыл бұрын
U need to go to school again,
If you can play it slow, you can play it fast
@ericantillon8202
5 жыл бұрын
not Lolicon I was looking for this comment ty
@craiver00
5 жыл бұрын
Ling ling.
@trevorjamesconsideracion1982
5 жыл бұрын
PRACTICE. PRACTICE. PRACTICE
@carlmina4287
5 жыл бұрын
I think it's the other way around
@jacobsaflar8752
5 жыл бұрын
LING LING SAYS NO. ONLY 40 HOURS
Every teacher: Start slow Me 2 years later: Still continuing slow
@iliketoyeetlasagne356
3 жыл бұрын
Same here 😂
@P4boot
3 жыл бұрын
LMAO..... True
@luisvaldez6295
3 жыл бұрын
Didn't date to speed up. So sad
@elenapianoprogress
3 жыл бұрын
yup, can relate
@euriscophileo3688
3 жыл бұрын
Me 8 years later:
I don't even own a piano, i don't know how to play piano, i have an exam today and it's 2am .. What i am doing here?
@nintendopepokemonfreakrube490
5 жыл бұрын
Andrei hohohohoh u cannot stop it.....at some point you will go out in search of one
@jessicaadame3472
4 жыл бұрын
Bro same...except I'm prolly getting a piano soon lol 😁
@xxsmokerxx6477
4 жыл бұрын
Watching a Video.
@fiaxinyizhao4477
4 жыл бұрын
Andrei what I’m wondering is...what kind of school has exams at 2am on the mid night....
@jwwilliam6333
4 жыл бұрын
@@fiaxinyizhao4477 the exam is probably @ 8am or later.......so @2am he should be sleeping. not watching tv or youtube videos. my guess is that he was so worried about the exam that he could not sleep. anxiety perhaps.
In my opinion based on practice and lots of lessons, fast playing requires to keep hands not high up, but "glued" to the keys. They are not flat, but still very near to keys. The less unnecessary movements, the better. No twisting of anything. Finger tips needed to be a bit rounded when touching, thumbs touch not fully streched out, just a tiny bit rounded. The main idea is economy of movement. And yes, the arms move the hands with their fingers to their positions when the distance is increasing. Fast playing needs total relaxation of body and mind and practice, lots of practice, starting slow, even 1/4 or less of the desired tempo. Speed comes with relaxation snd calmness inside. Do not push for speed. It is like any sport (here "finger sports" with music involved), it takes time to adapat brain, muscles and physiology to outstanding performances. Try with a good teacher... Trying alone often enough results in mistakes that are "burned in" and very hard to erase. In the end, not speed, but the quality of sound, the musical language, human emotions are what shall be created. A robot will play infinitely faster, but will never have consciouness to share and never create more than an acoustical effect -- which basically is without life. Do not be a robot. Play music slow, medium or fast with expression depending on the character of the music. Understand the music deeply.
@ninjapanda0822
4 жыл бұрын
Roland Huettmann oh Jesus Christ I have to read all that ok here we go
@praveenanookala4457
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that advice; I am really passionate to learn to play the piano. I shall keep that in mind all the time.
@jdmohan51
2 жыл бұрын
Very useful and valuable tips.
@ivanf.8489
2 жыл бұрын
Pretty good advice. Economy of movement, taking it with calm and having a teacher (if you can afford it) is really good advice. But the rest depends on the player. That's why is good having a teacher. If you have big hands, or you're playing a passage with fast separated notes having your hand too near to the keys might be counterproductive. Also, some movement and rotation of wrists and arms while playing fast passages is really good. Economy of movement is good, but sometimes that extra little rotation helps a lot.
@Shakawkaw
Жыл бұрын
@@ninjapanda0822 if you can't even read very helpful, contentrated advice, I hardly doubt you would have the patience for theory.
I really appreciate this advice. He packed a lot of great information into 7 minutes. As a beginner, I can relate to what he is saying and I can practice it on my own. Thank you for posting 👍🏾
Thanks man! Your tutorial is lean and to the point and I like how humble and down to earth you are. Keep it up.
@tagonminmyat7302
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, man. He is really good!
pianote has been REal helpful y’all are doin it right
Great lesson as always, Jordan. Thanks!
Thanks alot Pianote Team! That was really helpful 🙏🏻💐
I love how humble he is about it
Love you for this man. Incredible stuff to put into practice.
I hit the like button at the time you played the Blues scale! Well done, I will definitely try this!
Awesome tips! I'm becoming a big fan of this channel! I will be incorporating these tips into my practice as well. Keep an coming, thanks!!
@tirupatekhanal47
5 жыл бұрын
Very nice Sir
1:14 ok but that was sooo satisfying
@chopinist7216
4 жыл бұрын
Jessica Adame yes but did you try with 2x speed
@anant2175
4 жыл бұрын
@@chopinist7216 woah😂
@chopinist7216
4 жыл бұрын
Anant Rajput whoa lol
@taranmihai6101
4 жыл бұрын
It sounded like flight of the bumble bee
@victorlammy
3 жыл бұрын
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I'm 43. I just bought a fp-10 and the only thing I know is how to switch it on. Wish me luck!
@duqueadriano0081
4 жыл бұрын
Good luck
@magicmummy84
4 жыл бұрын
How is it going now after 4 months? I hope you are enjoying it 🙂
@KebunH
3 жыл бұрын
Have you become ling ling yet?
@jocl88
3 жыл бұрын
hows the year of playimg been?
@kencur9690
3 жыл бұрын
One year has passed. Tell us: have you learnt how to switch it off? The suspense is killing us!
I start learning piano during this lockdown, just bought a week ago.. This is really helpful. Always wanted to learn since kid, but life is tougher than we plan. I am glad that i recognised notes prior to purchase, so the practice seems to be a bit more enjoyable and less frustrated..
Great advice and LOTS here to practice. Thank you.
You guys are great!
Helpfull thankyou mr. Pianote
Thank you so much 🥰 बहुत बहुत धन्यवाद 🤗
Thanks for tips or wonderful reminders, they are very much appreciated.
very very good tips. I love it. thank you.
Thank you very much Dear Sir
Thanks a lot for publishing this kind of helpful practices to move onto the next level . .
Excellent video! One of the bestes on internet. Thank you soooo much!
Metrenome was a good suggestion. Love all the tips, your a great pianist. Keep it up!
@Duraith
3 жыл бұрын
You're*
Thank you for The Blues Scale . I want play it.
Very Kind if you for uploading video. Observed difference in my playing by just following your tips.. thank you so much dear 💐... pls keep loading such lessons 🙏
That was awesome man! Totally needed that.
Great. Thank you
When you speeded up I start to panic
@jcflame
3 жыл бұрын
sped*
Brilliant exercises and explanations. Thanks!
I liked the Blues scale & arpegio tips those are good ones thanks
Ótimas explicações, poderia ter legendas em português. Parabéns a todos da Pianote. Do Brasil.
When I was 2 my grandmother used me to learn piano so now I'm 14 and I'm fast at piano and it's beautiful when you learn like 2or5 it's good for you too
Excellent Tuit For me.. Thank u so much Buddy
Thanks pianote!!! Very interesting.
*_I N T E R E S T I N G_*
@saravenzon
5 жыл бұрын
Just if he can change a B flat to a B natural
@winstonung
5 жыл бұрын
Or turning the white keys into black keys
@kit4341
4 жыл бұрын
INTERESTING.
"If you can play it slowly, you can play it quickly"
This video was really helpful! I couldn't help but feel proud after I could do the 5 finger exercise quickly! lol
Thank You Very Much Once Again!!!
What I do is start off slow, then try how it's supposed to be played, and then try it a bit faster than it's supposed to a couple of times because then when you slow down to the ACTUAL speed it will feel much slower and easier than originally thought ;D
Please make a video how to play chopin - etude 25 no 11. That was too fast for a beginner like me 🙏🙏
Thank you very much for the exercises 🙏🙏
Thank you, hope I could master playing piano soon 💕
Ironically, I put this video on 2x as soon as it began
Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person on Earth without a tattoo.
@llll-lk2mm
3 жыл бұрын
If I relate to this, does this mean I relate to something that is not true? Hm
I have learned a lot from this bro... thank you
Great knowledge here. Thanks pianote. I'm getting into action
nice, what about left hand arpeggios?
pun not intended? 6:58 “hope you’re racing around in *note* -time”
I wanted to be a musician since I learned to play keyboard in my childhood. First I was not interested, but when I was able to play songs myself, I became passionate. I had to play in my friends/ organization's keyboard for any programs. Since no one was interested in supporting me, I had to take the job I hate and with the money I earned from that job, I have applied to the piano grade exams and managed to pass some. This channel like other, have helped me in some way. Now I am going to buy a keyboard for my own. The struggle is real 🤯
Thank you for this nice presentation of basic techniques. Good wishes
Looks like rapping didn’t work out for logic
@brando947
5 жыл бұрын
LMFAOOAOA
@hijay8501
5 жыл бұрын
😂lMFAOO
@jessicaadame3472
4 жыл бұрын
AHAHHAHAH IM DEADDDD🤣🤣🤣
@noahgettheboat5261
4 жыл бұрын
He sounds like him ,too
Well done! The THUMB TUCK is so important because it allows the pianist to easily move up and down the keyboard with ease. Thank you for this video!
@PianoteOfficial
4 жыл бұрын
And we have a new thumb tuck video coming out soon with some exercises to really help increase the speed and accuracy of the tuck!
@diomic
2 жыл бұрын
Thats my problem, i can easily play like that with the right hand, but the left one aw gosh, need to practice that
Wow! I am looking for this tipe of channel for ever.I am so happy to get this channel.Thanks a lot.ধন্যবাদ
Thank you!! Very well
‘If you can play it slow, you can play it fast’ *Breaks piano next day*
Instead of doing a thumb tuck, you can lift your hand. Although this requires accuracy, it will help people who don’t have a wide hand span
Pianote has helped me a lot, I recommend their practices
This is of great help!! Thank you so so much as it's been a year I started learning piano but my speed is tell less. So, thanks a lot!! You are seriously awesome!!
@aakankshakhugshal2018
5 жыл бұрын
@Jordan Leibel Thanks!!
Who would dislike this? ;-; These are really helpful!
@V081WLBlue
3 жыл бұрын
Me, because pretty useless without detailed instruction on actual technique, and as many do he shows it slowly once and then 'shows off' playing it fast! As Synth Player said Disappointing. Important technique points for high speed are missing. Eg: - Don't twist your hand (as shown here). You don't have the time in high speed. - Don't make a big "thumb under", "finger above" move. You don't have the time. - Train to only shift/reposition the hand. - Add rotation of the hand. - Immediately after playing the thumb begin moving it to the new position. ...
I came here for Moonlight SOnata 3rd Movement.I have learnt the note but too slow
@perlak1232
4 жыл бұрын
Samee
brief and impactful ty
Excellent lesson thank you.
If you can play it slowly you can play it fastly.
@craiver00
5 жыл бұрын
*If you can perfectly play it slowly, you can play it faster*. Too sacrilegious for me.
@JSerrato289
5 жыл бұрын
15 notes a second boi
@pseudonym385
5 жыл бұрын
xD TwoSetViolin...
@mister_luukie6945
5 жыл бұрын
unoriginal
@2430pierre
5 жыл бұрын
Quickly or fast, fast is already an adverb;D
Seeing this cause of wanting to play MOONLIGHT SONATA 3RD MOVEMENT! 😂
@kaneishajade3900
3 жыл бұрын
@Takuto Ace K ohh good Luck on learning! 👊😔👌🏻
Agree! How to play fast? start slow. any instrument. Great tutorial!
Thank you so much for this video! Love from the Philippines!
2:00 but can you play 50 notes a second?
Disappointing. Important technique points for high speed are missing. Eg: - Don't twist your hand (as shown here). You don't have the time in high speed. - Don't make a big "thumb under", "finger above" move. You don't have the time. - Train to only shift/reposition the hand. - Add rotation of the hand. - Immediately after playing the thumb begin moving it to the new position. ...
@zionweise3282
5 жыл бұрын
Dude, shut up
@anthonyb2745
5 жыл бұрын
DriedSquid8447 he’s right, you know. Thumb under is a MASSIVE technical error. Try playing some very fast arpeggios like in Chopin’s Ballade no 1 with that technique. You’ll be lucky to hit the right key with your thumb half the time. He’s claiming a thumb technique but then when he plays it fast he’s using wrist rotation and elbow position to transition to the 1, not tucking it. It’s just bad advice and a flawed technique that teachers spend considerable time training their students OUT of. It’s inaccurate and actually slower. Here’s the best shortcut if someone wants to play the piano quickly: THERE isn’t one! Practice all scales and arpeggios for an hour every day, making sure they are smooth and connected before turning the metronome up. And do it with proper technique; i.e. correct wrist and elbow position avoiding thumb under. And he’s wrong on the five finger scale, too. The weight of your wrist should be rotating inside to outside, almost as if your fingers aren’t moving, but the weight of your arm is forcing your fingers in to the keys.
@dlander67
5 жыл бұрын
@@anthonyb2745 Is Chopin's Ballade no 1 a good piece? Im fixated on his Minute Waltz right now.
@anthonyb2745
5 жыл бұрын
dlander67 IMHO his best work. He emptied all the pain of his soul into it. It’s also one of, if not the most challenging pieces he wrote. I’m playing it for my list A piece for my diploma and it’s certainly the most difficult piece of work I’ve ever taken on.
@zionweise3282
5 жыл бұрын
I'm still kinda confused on what "thumb under" is
Great lesson, thank you Sir
Thanks for the tips
playing an instrument is literally finger yoga
Who else is here very emotional after your mom yell at you after piano class because you can't play fast and then you ruin the time I had to spend with my teacher XD
Your channel really helped me. Thanks a lot - greetings from the Philippines
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
Everyday practice is very very important. Allot time for practice like sleeping eating studying otherwise no use. Good practice makes miracle in future. Obey master's instructions.
@icekurimu1688
5 жыл бұрын
Chidambaram Nainer very tru
If you can play it fast, you can play it slow
Amazing tutorial! I really love it! Keep up!
Good tips, thanks. What do you think about this change?: Starting with just the first octave, play up to and including the first finger cross: in C major, play C1, D2, E3, F1 (thumb), then stop. Drill this 10x, increasing speed gradually. Then do the same with the rest of the scale, G2, A3, B4, C1 (thumb), and drill that 10x. Then play both parts with a pause between them. Then play the octave, then two octaves. Some scales won't have two crosses, and some crosses won't be the thumb.
Using this to speed up my gaming 😎
it's funny how the top 3 comments are twoset reference
great, looking forward to watch more exercises.
you are amazing, thanks you so much!
Next question by the same people: How can I play piano like a pro without practicing?
@victorakpan9747
4 жыл бұрын
Piano tiles..duh
@GamingXPOfficial
4 жыл бұрын
@@victorakpan9747 so true I can play any song on it
Really? A fourth jump with your thumb? No way. Change fingering, a third at max. There's no need to go to a fourth in the F scale at all. Start with your second finger, eliminates the fourth jumps. Smart fingering is key to speed imo. I know this sounds harsh, but to me a fourth jump really isn't at all what you should be practicing/teaching.
@wakemeupinside2910
5 жыл бұрын
Fingering is correct.
@BartKuipersdotcom
5 жыл бұрын
@@wakemeupinside2910 Well, it might be the correct fingering (it is), but it's not fast :). If you want to get fast, you sometimes have to play incorrect fingerings.
Great presentation THANK YOU SO MUCH 👌 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you for the tips..!!. 👍👍
Here is the simple best 3 steps to fast finger piano exercise:- *Shave your head *Wear a weird sunglass *Think in mind you are Beethoven, or Mozarts sister when you are sitting infront of a piano to play ✌😀
@HaharuRecords
5 жыл бұрын
@@PianoteOfficial damn!😂..bro .never thought you would respond to that. That was some joke. Please don,t take it serious. I didn't mean it to you.. And this video is such a help.🙏
I don't know how to play the piano I just like to play it and speed was a concern for me. This is helping me a lot. Thank you so much for uploading this video.
thank you, amazing melodies!
Fun:Blue scale Dangerous:Blue whale 😂😂😂
Im here for my online games hahahha
Thank you for sharing ☺️
Wonderful video when you are a beginner ! Thanks Mister !