over-under switch — Piano Fingerings Database

“I begin this piece with the right hand above the left hand. Taking the G-natural in m. 2 into the left hand eliminates the need to reverse the hands and better prepares the right hand for the next position.”

Submitted by Michael Clark

Published on 10/14/2023

Solo PianoMichael ClarkJuly 31, 2017Florence Price, Impromptu No. 1 in A Major, Michael Clark, redistribution, awkward passagework, reduce position shifts, avoid crowding, over-under switchComment

PRICE | Summertime Waltz: mm. 123–30

“Taking the B in the left hand in mm. 124 and 126 keeps the right hand in a more compact position. This redistribution for the final line eliminates the extreme crowding of Price’s distribution. The two-note slurs can still be observed with this fingering.”

Submitted by Michael Clark

Publishe on 10/15/2023

Solo PianoMichael ClarkJuly 16, 2017Florence Price, Summertime Waltz, Michael Clark, redistribution, awkward passagework, avoid crowding, over-under switch, reduce position shifts, compact positionComment

PRICE | Scenes in Tin Can Alley: II. Children at Play: mm. 3–6

“I begin with the left hand over the right hand but by m. 6 it is more comfortable to have the right hand over the left hand. Taking the lower B-flat into the left hand facilitates this switch.”

Submitted by Michael Clark

Published on 9/3/2023

Solo PianoMichael ClarkJuly 5, 2017Florence Price, Scenes in Tin Can Alley, Michael Clark, redistribution, avoid crowding, over-under switchComment