Consistent and thorough exercise is one of the cornerstones of improving skill. The Basic Exercises below are fundamental to music theory, physical dexterity, and neurological development for pianists. The Mobility Exercises are designed to enhance hand independence from the visual system (crucial for sight reading as well as mental fluidity). The Improvisation Exercises are designed to build a vocabulary of accompaniment patterns.

The exercises here are organized by code:

1 = scales
2 = chords
3 = inversions
4 = arpeggios
5 = cadences
6 = hand transition exercises
7 = improvisation accompaniment pattern exercises

a = major
b = minor
c = diminished
d = augmented
e = 7 chords
f = major 7 chords
g = minor 7 chords.

Click on a link below to access the exercises.