Mozart's Trill Exercise
Supplemental Worksheet
RH Finger Combinations
& œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ
2 3 3 4 4 5 5
1 1 2 2 3 3 4
? ∑
LH Finger Combinations
& ∑
œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ
1 1 2 2 4 3 4
?
2 3 3 4 3 5 5
& 44 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
RH "basic" Mozart Trill
2 1 2 1 3 1 3 1 3 2 3 2 4 2 4 2 4 3 4 3 5 3 5 3 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4
? 44 ∑ ∑
&œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
5 4 5 4 5 3 5 3 4 3 4 3 4 2 4 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
? ∑ ∑
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Mozart's Trill Exercise
& 44
LH "basic" Mozart Trill
∑ ∑
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
? 44
1 2 1 2 1 3 1 3 2 3 2 3 2 4 2 4 3 4 3 4 3 5 3 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5
& ∑ ∑
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
? œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
4 5 4 5 3 5 3 5 3 4 3 4 2 4 2 4 2 3 2 3 1 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
Transpose to any combination of notes. I'd suggest the following for practice:
√w # ww * √
w b ww b ww
b
&
? b ww
ww # ww b b ww
◊ **
* This paring of notes (and any of a lower white key with upper black key) is very difficult for the right hand, less so for the left.
** This paring of notes (and any of a lower black key with upper white key) is very difficult for the left hand, less so for the right.
Throughout all exercises, begin at a tempo comfortable for you and build gradually.
Trilling in 53 and 54 combinations is not common and even rare in the most advanced repertoire. However, it is great practice
to maintain finger independence, even if you aren't practicing any pieces with this requirement.
