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Lveiy pianisl needs lo le fIuenl in ieading up lo five Iedgei Iines alove
and leIov lhe slaves.
Wilh lhe iighl lhunl, pIay lhe fiisl Iedgei Iine alove lhe
lielIe slaff. Slielch a ninlh alove lhis nole lo pIay lhe l vilh
lhe fiflh fingei. This is lhe fiflh Iedgei Iine.
Ioi lhe Iedgei Iines leIov lhe lielIe slaff, pIay lhe fiisl
vilh fingei five and slielch dovn a ninlh lo lhe vilh lhe
lhunl.
Lefl hand, alove and leIov lhe lass slaff can lecone accusloned lo
lhe fiisl and fiflh Iedgei Iine in lhe sane nannei. ConsoIidale lhese foui
ninlhs so lhal lhe posilions, picked al iandon, can le found vilhoul hesi-
lalion.
Nexl fiII oul lhe ninlhs vilh lhe olhei lhiee Iedgei Iines as foIIovs:
Once again, piaclise lhis exeicise in aII lhe posilions alove and leIov
lhe lielIe and lass slaves.
The nexl slage is lo iead lhe lielIe oi lass slaves (ly luining lhe page
upside dovn) eilhei alove oi leIov lhe slaff. The fingeiing shouId le
siniIai lo lhal used in lhe pievious exeicise. The advanlage of lhis is lhal
lhe sounds can sliII le Iegalo and lhe noles lasicaIIy undei one hand posi-
lion ialhei lhan slalling al noles vilh odd fingeis.
Nov ihylhn is added and snaII phiases can le piaclised, again using
lhe foui posilions on lhe slaff. Conpose youi ovn nolifs using nany of
lhe Iedgei Iine pilches.
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