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What note do you start a trill on?
Trills almost always start on the note higher than the one that’s written. So if you’ve got a C with the “tr” symbol above it, you’ll almost definitely be alternating D-C, starting on D.
How do you trill with 4th and 5th finger?
You could try holding down 4th finger and then very slowly to begin with, playing the key next to it with 5th finger and repeat it several times. Watch how your fingers behave so you can check the movement. A little rotary wrist movement can help too.
How do you trill music?
The usual way of executing a trill, known as a diatonic trill, is to rapidly alternate between the written note and the one directly above it in the given scale (unless the trill symbol is modified by an accidental, understood to apply to the added note above; this is a chromatic trill).
How do you play a trill on the piano?
I’m using as my example a trill between the 2nd and 3rd fingers in the RH, but this whole series of exercises can be applied to other combinations of fingers. Hold onto one finger of the trill and play the other finger (a repeated note) from the escapement, without lifting the key all the way back up to the top between the repetitions.
Can you feel the rhythm of the finger playing a trill?
It can be useful to feel the rhythm of the finger that plays on the beat in a measured trill when putting the hands together. In this example from Mozart’s C major Sonata, K. 545, I’m going to assume an upper note start to the trill and a demisemiquaver (32nd note) rate (although there are other ways to do it).
How many notes to play in a trill?
Another big question is how to know how many notes to play in a trill. One valuable technique that I use frequently is to play just one note of the trill. For example, if you are playing a trill and starting on the upper note, just play that upper note.
How do you play the piano step 3?
In step 3 you want to keep your fingers close to the key bed, which is where the keys hit the bottom. You don’t want to lift your fingers high off the keys because then they have more distance to travel and you’re not going to be able to play them as fast.