A unique book which allows pianists to learn scales by understanding keyboard geography rather than relying on notation. Through being able to view hand shapes on the keyboard patterns, the fingering for scales is simplified and mirror fingerings can be seen. Equally useful for students of classical or modern piano, and for improvisers — it shows both similar and contrary motion patterns and all major and minor chord shapes. The patterns and unique methods of learning the scales are demonstrated in Margaret Brandman's 'Geometry of the Piano and the Symmetry of the Hands' video, now available for purchase as an MP4 download from this site.

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