As soon as you can, try to get used to doing trills with fingerings that involve more than two fingers, like the classic 1-3-2-3-1-3-2-3 fingering. It's one of those things that doesn't make a big difference early on, but is essential when one is more advanced. Those kinds of fingerings will help you develop finger independence and they give you much more control over speed, evenness and dynamics in the long run.
Some editions of beginner level pieces, like the Bach inventions or little preludes use these more complicated fingerings for mordenti and other ornaments. Students like to skip over them and just use a simple 3-2-3 or 1-3-1 instead of the harder 3-1-2 or 4-1-3.
If you learn these kinds of fingerings as soon as you can, it will make a big difference later on.
Hi Ahmedito,
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to read more about your personal life and piano experiences. Thanks for sharing your blog. All the best on the Brahms concerto.
susan kossey (pianistimo)
ps funny about your wife and crickets.
Thanks. I played the Brahms last Thursday. It went alright, considering it was the first time I played it in public and had only four months to learn it.
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