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Arpeggios & Broken Chords

Vertical Vocabulary. Arpeggios Across the KeyboardIf scales are HORIZONTAL technique (moving along the keyboard), arpeggios are VERTICAL technique (spanning the keyboard's height). An arpeggio plays a chord's notes ONE AT A TIME…

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Lesson 2 of 6 in Piano Technique Intensive

Vertical Vocabulary. Arpeggios Across the KeyboardIf scales are HORIZONTAL technique (moving along the keyboard), arpeggios are VERTICAL technique (spanning the keyboard's height). An arpeggio plays a chord's notes ONE AT A TIME across multiple octaves, requiring wider hand stretches, larger thumb crossings, and spatial awareness of the keyboard's geography.Arpeggio TechniqueThe key difference from scales: in a scale, the thumb crosses..

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