Playing the chromatic scale facilitates the use of a contracted hand position and therefore is useful in developing broad technical ability. Additionally it helps in learning to read sharps and flats. By reading the chromatic scale and practicing it ahead of time, students will be helped when they come across songs in the first year literature containing little chromatic passages.
Chromatic exercises can be created by the piano teacher starting with just a few notes. Each time it is repeated, a higher note is added. In this way the student learns to play up and down with equal ability.
A helpful book in learning chromatic scales is A Dozen A Day, Preparatory Book and Book One.
For more information about piano lessons, contact Barbara Ehrlich Piano Studio in Basking Ridge, NJ.
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