Do You Have Clumsy Finger Syndrome?


Does this sound like you?……

  • “I can play my right hand perfectly, but I can’t get my left hand to cooperate.”
  • “My songs don’t sound like they’re supposed to sound because I make too many mistakes.”
  • “My songs sound choppy and slow even after hours of practice!”
  • “I have to keep starting over because I get confused with where my fingers are supposed to be!”
  • “I can’t keep the rhythm right!”
  • “I can’t think and move fast enough!”
  • “I know what I am supposed to do, but I can’t do it!”
  • “My mind goes blank even after I memorize something!”

Eventually, you find yourself saying things like…


“I’m just not musically inclined.”
“I don’t have the talent to play the piano.”
“This is taking too long and I don’t have this much time anyway.”
“I’m taking a break and will start again later, when I have more time to dedicate to it.”

And so your dream of playing the piano continues to tug at your heart, with the unending intention of starting on a tomorrow that never seems to come.

If you answered yes to any of the above Clumsy Finger symptoms, I have good news..(And I need your help!)

I have been developing a powerful video series that will enable you to easily overcome your most frustrating challenges when playing the piano!

Are you tired of hours of practice without feeling progress? If you are like hundreds of other students who struggle with their finger and hand coordination, then keep reading…

Here are some of the solutions I have included in this series:

  • How to make both hands work together without feeling clumsy.
  • How to know which fingers to use when feeling like you don’t have enough fingers.
  • How to keep the rhythm when playing both hands at the same time.
  • How to leverage chords and scales for instant location of notes on the piano.
  • How to use special “touching” techniques to make your songs sound more professional.
  • How to reach notes out of range and not lose your place on the piano.

Even though it looks as though I have covered all the common “progress complaints”… I still need to know if I covered it ALL.

This is where I need your help.
I need you to tell me what your biggest challenge is when trying to learn a new song.

Your Response will Enter You into a Special Drawing
To Win A Free Download of this
Powerful New Video Series!

Tell me about your specific challenges with playing the piano, and you will automatically be entered into a special drawing to receive a free download of this new video series… I will be giving away 35 downloads so that your chances of winning are pretty good!

How to Enter the Special Drawing

It’s simple… all you need to do is submit your most challenging piano problem as a comment, using the little tiny comment link at the top of this page, right above the title “Are You Frustrated With Your Piano Progress?”
You can include any challenge that prevents you from making progress, and you may also comment about the preview video and let me know how it helped you.

*If your challenge is listed above, please let me know so that I know that I am on the right track in developing the solution.

*If your challenge is not covered above, then make sure you tell me the exact details of your challenge so I can include a solution for you.

This special drawing will be held on
Thursday, April 1st, 2010.

Winners will be notified by email.

Again, the way to submit your most challenging piano problem is click on the little tiny comment link at the top of this page, right above the title “Do You Have Clumsy Finger Syndrome?”

I am looking forward to reading about your challenges so I can help!

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Using Correct Fingering

Fingering is very flexible, and over time you will naturally learn the smoothest way to play a song. Most songs have fingering recommendations (I call them recommendations because it is flexible). While learning a song, you can stop and write in the fingering that you feel is comfortable, following some of the maneuvers I teach in the lessons. Just apply them where it feels right, and feels comfortable. It is easy to know when your fingering is not working.

Most of all, don’t let fingering intimidate you… enjoy playing the piano.. if it feels good and sounds good, then that’s what matters.

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Scale Fingering Chart

This is a quick reference guide to commonly used fingering for scales.


  1. The fingering always alternates 123 1234 (or 321 4321) so that the same fingering pattern repeats every octave.
  2. The thumb always stays on the white keys, never on black keys.
  3. The fourth finger always plays a black key (when there is a black key to be played in the scale).
  4. The fifth finger is only used at a starting place, a stopping place, or a turning-around place.
  5. Based on previous rule, use #5 finger at the end of a scale, instead of #1 as indicated below. The e The chart below is marked with #1 at the end of the scale, assuming you will continue to play another octave.

Major Natural Minor Harmonic Minor Melodic Minor
(ascending)
Key Fingering Key Fingering Key Fingering Key Fingering
RH C major 12312341 A minor 12312341 A minor 12312341 A minor 12312341
LH 14321321 54321321 32132143 21321432
(14321321)
RH G major 12312341 E minor 34123123 E minor 12312341 E minor 12312341
LH 32132143 14321321 14321321 14321321
RH D major 12312341 B minor 34123123 B minor 12312341 B minor 12312341
LH 21432132 13214321 13214321 13214321
RH A major 12312341 F# minor 34123123 F# minor 34123123 F# minor 23123412
LH 21321432 43213214 43213214 43213214
RH E major 12312341 C# minor 34123123 C# minor 34123123 C# minor 23123412
LH 14321321 32143213 32143213 32143213
RH B/Cb major 12312341 G#/Ab minor 34123123 G#/Ab minor 34123123 G#/Ab minor 34123123
LH 13214321 32132143 32143213 32143213
RH F#/Gb major 23412312 D#/Eb minor 31234123 D#/Eb minor 31234123 D#/Eb minor 31234123
LH 43213214 21432132 21432132 21432132
RH C#/Db major 23123412 A#/Bb minor 41231234 A#/Bb minor 41231234 A#/Bb minor 41231234
LH 32143213 21321432 21321432 21432132
(21321432)
RH Ab major 34123123 F minor 12341231 F minor 12341231 F minor 12341231
LH 32143213 21321432 21321432 21432132
RH Eb major 31234123 C minor 12312341 C minor 12312341
(23412312)
C minor 12312341
(23412312)
LH 32143213 21321432
(14321321)
21321432
(14321321)
21432132
(14321321)
RH Bb major 41231234 G minor 23412312
(12312341)
G minor 12312341 G minor 12312341
LH 32143213 21321432
(14321321)
21321432
(14321321)
21432132
(14321321)
RH F major 12341231 D minor 23123412
(12312341)
D minor 12312341 D minor 12312341
LH 32143213 21321432
(14321321)
21321432
(14321321)
32132143
(14321321)

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A Video Request From You – Created!

It’s me! Lisa… where am I now? I’m in Calgary, Alberta. It’s beautiful city! Tomorrow we roll on down the road in our cozy little RV home and will stop in Banff National Park where we are told there won’t be any internet access… (will I survive?) You won’t see any new posts for about 6 days! However, I took some time today and created a video to help you coordinate your left and right hand together at the same time!

This video is actually a request from you. After sending out an email last week asking for your ideas on what would help you most, I had an overwhelming request for more help with getting both hands to work together. This video is just a start of an idea I have brewing to help you get over this challenge, so more will be coming.. for now, watch this video, play the exercises, and feel the results!

Speaking of feeling the results… here is a little peek into how much fun we are having on our trip. This video is of me trying to give my 11 year old daughter exercise tips on how to get the most out of climbing a mountain… she was not convinced that my method was worth trying.. oh well, I tried:

More videos coming!

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