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Left Hand C Position

⏱ 12 min ★ ★★☆☆☆ 🏆 60 XP 📋 Quiz ≈ ABRSM Pre-Grade 1

Introducing Your Left Hand Until now, your left hand has been resting while your right hand did all the work. That changes today. In this lesson, you will learn the left hand C position, which mirrors the right hand position you already know. Left Hand Finger Placement Place your left hand so that your pinky (finger 5) is on the...

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