Lesson 8: String Crossing

The previous lesson focused on finding and maintaining the

hand balance based on your hand structure. If we only
played scale passages on one string, this would be enough.
Unfortunately, music contains many scale passages that
employ more than one or two strings. The following exercises
will help you develop the necessary hand balance while
crossing strings.

Exercise 1:

Practice this exercise slowly being aware of these four

points:
 Smooth forearm movement
 Right Hand Stability
 The fingers moving the forearm and shoulder when
ascending
 The forearm and shoulder moving the fingers when
descending

When you are comfortable playing Exercise 1 move to

Exercise 2.

Exercise 2:

As with the previous exercise, be aware of the four

previously mentioned points.
Good luck and continued success.