If you’ve taken formal lessons for a while and are at the late-beginner/early-intermediate stage, you’ve had to learn the correct fingerings for scales, arpeggios, and block chords. The reason we do this is so that when you see these structures in a piece of music, you already have fingerings picked for them.
For self-learners, Hanon is a great resource for major and minor scales, arpeggios, and other virtuosic patterns you’ll come across in most classical repertoire. It’s available for free on IMSLP, or if you want a nicer edition, my favorite is Alfred’s.
Hanon doesn’t have block chords or “exotic” scales like whole tone or blues, so I put together my own collection called Piano Patterns for $9.
Josh Wright has a collection of previews from his ProPractice Course on his Youtube channel where he goes over the fingerings for scales, block chords, and arpeggios. You won’t get the full fingerings from the channel, but you’ll get a good chunk with some helpful technique tips.
Here’s the Key of C preview:
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