Practice Plan

PRACTICE INDIVIDUAL PARTS (continued)

Next, repeat the process that was just described with the PEDAL part of section 1.

When practicing pedal parts, be certain to apply the techniques you have learned in the pedal exercises. Use the Pedal Technique Checkpoints, focusing on one at a time as you go through your repetitions. Some of the most important checkpoints for these left-hand/pedal studies are as follows:

• KNEES AND ANKLES

Knees together
Ankle motion

• SHARPS

Cover only half the sharp key

• NATURALS

Play just clear of the sharps
Inside of foot
Contact (heel-arch through the fourth)

• IN GENERAL

Pre-locate
Eyes up