The Piano Scale Exercise With Accents (Build Finger Control)
Practise a D major piano scale in a ten-beat cycle: lengthen a different note each pass and hold the end note for two counts. Jason Zac shows ascending and descending versions of this accent exercise. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music demonstrates a ten-beat scale accent exercise: sustain the top octave on the way up or the low D on the way down, while lengthening a different scale note each pass. It's a simple, focused routine that any student can use to build cleaner, more controlled technique. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🏋🏽 Piano Exercises - Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoExercises 🪜 Arpeggios (Playlist) ➡️ https://geni.us/Arpeggios ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #PianoScales #Accents #PianoTechnique Chapters 00:00 D major scale accent exercise 00:24 Build a 10-beat scale pattern 00:58 Hold the octave and lengthen one note 01:50 Move the accent through the scale 02:32 Descending version 03:06 Practise other scales and tempos
Related lessons
- Play Piano Scales Faster With Beat Division (Steady Left Hand)
Practise piano beat division with a steady left-hand quarter-note pulse. Jason Zac changes the right-hand scale rhythm through quarter-note triplets, eighths, eighth-note triplets and sixteenths. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music…
- 5 Finger Piano Exercises for Beginners That Sound Beautiful
These aren't dry drills — in this beginner lesson you'll learn four essential 5-finger piano exercises designed to inspire and even make melodies. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music teaches four essential 5-finger exercises for…
- Bring Piano Chords to Life With Ghost Notes & Swing (Double-Thumb Trick)
Make your piano chords groove by adding swing, triplet rhythms and ghost notes - including a unique 'double thumb' technique. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music shows how broken chords, arpeggios and ghost notes give your playing a…
- Build Catchy Melodic Phrases With Accents & Grouping (Composing in 31/8)
Build catchy melodic phrases on the piano using accents and note grouping — the rhythmic fix that turns flat lines into memorable, groovy melodies. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music shows how the same notes become far catchier when…
- Complete Left-Hand Control on Piano: Rhythm Patterns & Arpeggios (Part 1)
In these left hand piano rhythm patterns, we take you through 7 riffs which sound like a complete composition when played with just the one hand. We use arpeggios across multiple genres — Folk, Fusion, Latin and more — in this 3-part…
- Folk Piano Arpeggios Part 2: Tresillo, Accented, Bluegrass, Baila & Triplets
Take a simple folk melody and dress it up with five different left-hand arpeggio styles — Tresillo, accented, bluegrass, baila and triplets. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music uses a simple folk melody on the A major scale and…
Skill Level
Want structured lessons?
Continue with live guidance, feedback and a clear path through the Beginner Piano Course.