PF1-2C: Irregular Fingering Family in the Right Hand – Major Scales

How many keys are included in the Irregular Family?

How many Major keys are included in the Irregular Family?

How many minor keys are included in the Irregular Family?

Which white key scales are included in the Irregular Family?

What is the relevance of the word “enharmonic” in relation to the Irregular Family?

Which is the same as D♭

Which is the same as E♭

Which is the same as A♭

What is rule number 1 for fingering?

The Irregular Family uses the same basic formula as the Regular Family( 123-1234 ), but just starts from a different position in the sequence.

Scales of the Irregular Family start and end on the same finger.

The D♭ Major scale is a template that shows us what finger to use to begin the scale which begins from each of its component notes.

The F♯ key(enharmonic to G♭) in the D♭ Major scale is played with finger 2 in the second group( 123 – 1234 ). Therefore the F♯ Major scale should be played starting from ____.

The F key in the D♭ Major scale is played with finger 1 in the second group( 123 – 1234 ). Therefore the F Major scale should be played starting from ____.

The E♭ key in the D♭ Major scale is played with finger 3 in the first group( 123 – 1234 ). Therefore the E♭ Major scale should be played starting from ____.