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Arpeggios in All Keys

Broken Chords Across the Keyboard An arpeggio is a chord played one note at a time, ascending then descending across 2+ octaves. Where scales move in steps (adjacent notes), arpeggios move in…

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Level 3-6RCM level

Lesson 1 of 12 in Advanced Technique

Broken Chords Across the Keyboard An arpeggio is a chord played one note at a time, ascending then descending across 2+ octaves. Where scales move in steps (adjacent notes), arpeggios move in skips (chord tones: root, 3rd, 5th, octave). This wider spacing creates a unique technical challenge: the thumb must cross under the hand across LARGER intervals than in scales,..

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