Although first year students won't need much drill on double notes, a few passages containing legato thirds are found in some of the music studied at early grades.
Similar problems happen between playing single legato notes and playing double legato notes; that is, connecting the fingers without blurring. It takes time and patience to apply the legato touch correctly to two notes. The student's tendency is to disconnect the tones. Double note exercises should be devised by the teacher to give the student experience playing them prior to use in first year and second year pieces.
Second and third-year piano students may find that simplified Chopin etudes and piano technique are good pieces to practice legato phrasing and legato thirds.
A good resource for short exercises is the Dozen A Day book series.
For more information about piano lessons Millington area, please contact Barbara Ehrlich Piano Studio.
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