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Double Third Scales at Speed

⏱ 18 min ★ ★★★★★ 🏆 90 XP 📋 Quiz ≈ ABRSM Grade 6-7

Double Thirds at Performance Speed Playing scales in double thirds at speed is one of the most demanding technical challenges in piano. Chopin’s Etude Op. 25 No. 6 is entirely built on double thirds. This lesson builds toward that level. The Fingering Challenge Legato double thirds require complex fingering with frequent substitutions (silently replacing one finger with another on the...

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