A COMPLETE MANUAL OF SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS Preliminary Exercises for Scale playing. In scale playing the chief difficulties aro the movement of the thumb in passing under the hand and the even movement of the arm following each finger as the hand moves along. Im Exercises A the arms must be turned slightly outwards the hands inwards. The arms and hands must remain stationary. A The following exercises illustrate the passing of the fingers over the thumb, and the passing of the thumb under the fingers, in every position to be met with throughout all the scales. a1 ao ene SS SS93 fais aoa tana an oH 143 234 a4 52 1 29 4 144 53 4 1 a5 5 1354 ee eae] 123 1a aga 44 3 9 34 4 ‘The arms and hands in the same pesition as in Exercises A but the arms must glide onwards with each finger. Yo turning movement of the wrist must ocour. To be practised with each hand separately and then both hands together. 2 51 etetet Petia is a4 2 sat punt os RH ae é é 2132% $2343 aus2d ase 312 t. Only two specimens are given but all the Scales must be practised in this way before extending them to two or nore Octavos. Tr normal fingering must be used.Scale of C, Major in similar motion. Harmonic Minor in similar motion. 44 Finger 09,8, : 400 Flogeron B. a a at a 28 ia 81 eet 4 1 aphe ia ia a cc 435 1s bo8s 434 then gt Sheds 404 Finger on D. 400 Figer an D. Major in Tenths or Thirds. Harmonic Minor in Tenths or Thirds. 44mm Finger on B. 5 44mm Finger on D. Major in Sixths. 4 Finger oa D. ‘4eu Fiager on D. ‘Melodic Minor in similar motion. 4th Finger on B ascending and Bb descending. 3 8) 4, = a 4th Finger oa D. Melodic Minor in Tenths or Thirds. Melodic Minor in Sixths. Mth Finger oa Bor Bh 4 23.8 414 404 Finger on B or Bh, 4th Fiager on D Practise also beginning at the tp.