Many
children are excited about starting keyboard lessons but as the year
progresses and we are learning a new scale they begin to wonder
whether scales will ever end!
One
of the questions that always gets asked when a student is learning to
play the piano is “Why do I need to play scales?” There are many
benefits of learning to play a scale when taking piano lessons.
They
will help to increase finger strength and agility. They are a great
warm up exercise and perfect time to focus on a good hand position.
They will also help the student learn and play in different key
signatures which will help in overall performance. Once the notes of
a scale are mastered, they can also be used to practice different
techniques.
Here
are some ideas to help make things more interesting when practising
scales:
Play
different rhythms
Play
different dynamics
Play
legato / staccato
Play
different tempos
Children
learn to play scales during all beginner Music for Young Children
classes. In the group setting, the scale is one of the first things
the class is able to play as an ensemble with a steady beat.
Ms. Teresa Moser
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