SHIFT INTO GEAR AND IMPROVE THE COMFORT ARPEGGIOS

any players complain that their arpeggios feel awkward and unreliable. There are a few reasons for this, but the main challenge is how we deal with the quick shifts in hand position as we traverse the keyboard. How is an elementary player with small hands supposed to achieve the required joins to and from the thumb notes accurately and reliably in examination arpeggios, which are to be played legato, but without any pedal? A tall order indeed. Only players with large hands will find they can pass the thumb under the hand to achieve a perfect legato. But is the thumb-under approach, which relies on flexibility in the wrist and