Seven Piano Exercises for Improvisations

place fingers of both hands on the same consecutive white keys

(different octaves)

example:

#1

practice playing one finger from each hand simultaneously*

in a random order

with a steady beat

*variation:

alternate right, left

#2

practice playing with a steady beat

in a random order

with left hand playing every other beat of right hand*

*variation:

with right hand playing every other beat of left hand

#3

practice playing #1 and #2 with varied rhythms 

(hold some notes longer, makes some notes shorter)

#4

practice playing #1, #2, #3 with one black key (same for both hands)*

example:

*variation:

choose a different black key

#5

practice playing two fingers from each hand* for #1, #2, #3, #4 

*variations:

play one finger at a time with left and two fingers at a time with right,

vice versa,

or

play one or two fingers with each hand randomly

#6

practice inventing new variations for each #1, #2, #3, #4, #5

#7

practicing playing without using any fingers