A Few Simple Piano Warm Ups

This is a simple five finger exercise which includes the first five notes of a major scale. Your five fingers on both hands will be utilized. You will start with your thumb for your right hand and your little finger for your left hand. When playing this exercise you will go in ascending and descending order. For example, if you are in the key of C then you will play C D E F G F E D C.

Exercise #2 - Arpeggios

Arpeggios are unique piano exercises designed to stretch your fingers and strengthen your wrist. An arpeggio can be described as a broken chord. When playing arpeggios, you play the first, third, fifth and eight notes of a major scale.

Arpeggios will help a lot with short and long leaps on the piano. This is because you are skipping 1 or 2 notes in the process.

When practicing arpeggios, try not to start out too fast, but play them at a moderate pace and then go faster as you become more comfortable at a specific speed. This you will do with both hands at different times in descending and ascending order.

Exercise #3 - Using scales as a form of piano exercise.

Scales are most popular among the different types of exercise that exist in music. Most musicians use scales as warm-up drills before performing and also in their spare time.

There are different types of scale that exist in music and all of them will play a vital role in your performance. When using scales in your practice sessions, it is very important that you don't just focus on one type but try to practice all the different type of scales that exist. Many great piano players from past to present use mostly scales as their main choice of exercise.

Here are some simple tips that you can use when practicing scales.

Play the scale of your choice with one hand several times and then the same number of times with the other hand. Then play the same scale alternately (left then right hand) in ascending and descending order.

After you have accomplished both task mention above you can try playing the scale with both hands at the same time. After you think that you can move on to another level, then try playing the scale within two octaves. Repeat this activity in different keys.