finger exercise
Dexterity practice routine
A finger exercise is a musical drill designed to develop dexterity, strength, and independence in the fingers, typically practiced on piano or guitar: She ran through her finger exercises before tackling the sonata.
By extension, any task undertaken mainly as practice rather than for its own sake—a warm-up for more serious work: The essay was just a finger exercise before starting the novel.
- pianoKeyed percussion instrument
- piano lessonInstruction on keyboard instrument
- music teacherOne who instructs in sound
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- etudeInstrumental practice composition
practice · dexterity · hand position · keyboard · black keys · white keys · sight reading · warm-up · trill · arpeggio · nimble · agility · drill · repetition · muscle memory · stretch · flexibility · technique
- Practicedrills, rehearsal, warm-up, warmup, reps
- piano exercisesetude, hand coordination, scale, major scales, minor scales
- piano practicemajor scale, minor scale, chromatic scale, etude, warm-up
finger exerciseperformance piece
Live artwork before audience
recital piece · showpiece · public performance · virtuoso performance · artistic composition
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Creator's supreme achievement
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