Play La Campanella on Gesture Synth

Map the Eight E-Minor Gesture Targets

Section one is Em–B7–Em/G–C. E minor begins on degree I, minor wrist and one right-hand finger. B7 uses degree V, major wrist and four fingers. Em/G returns to degree I and minor, with two right-hand fingers for first inversion. C moves to degree VI, rotates back to major and closes the right hand to one finger.

Section two is Am7–D7–low Em–Em. A minor seventh uses degree IV, minor wrist and three right-hand fingers. D7 moves to degree VII, major wrist and four fingers. Low E minor returns to degree I and minor with one finger plus the extended right thumb. Retract only the thumb to finish on normal-register E minor.

Learn the degree sequence I–V–I–VI and IV–VII–I–I at half effort before adding speed. Then rehearse the right-hand counts one–four–two–one and three–four–one–one. The fast reference tempo matters only after each target can be formed without searching.

• Target 2: four right-hand fingers distinguish B7 from B.
• Target 3: two fingers select first-inversion Em/G.
• Target 6: degree VII, major wrist and four fingers create D7.
• Targets 7–8: change only the right thumb between low and normal E minor.

Train a Clear Bell-Like Release Without Chasing the Camera

The tracker rewards readable states, not a bouncing hand. Hold each complete target for about 350 milliseconds, then use the 650-millisecond confirmation pause to release tension and prepare the next degree. Keep both wrists in the same well-lit zone. Large side-to-side movement can break tracking and does not choose pitch or harmony.

For the Em/G inversion, display two right-hand fingers cleanly and keep the left hand on degree I. For the low Em target, extend the right thumb after the triad is already stable. On the final target, retract the thumb without closing or rotating either hand; that isolated change makes the register contrast easier to understand.

If 110 BPM feels rushed, leave the click off. Gesture completion is not synchronized to beats, and the click never approves a pose. A clean no-click run is better evidence of control than a hurried run that relies on Skip.

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Prepare Am7 at the Break and the D7 Return

C ends section one with degree VI, major world and one finger. At the section-complete screen, prepare degree IV, rotate to minor and raise three right-hand fingers before choosing Next section. This avoids entering as A major or plain A minor. The route waits for you and the optional click stops at the break.

Am7 to D7 changes degree IV to VII, minor to major and three fingers to four. Make the degree change first, rotate the wrist second and add the fourth finger last. D7 to low Em is the largest transition: degree VII to I, major to minor, four fingers to one and normal to low octave. Build it in that same order.

The goal is control separation, not piano virtuosity. The exercise uses public-domain classical context to name a focused browser task, but it neither teaches nor evaluates the leaps, repeated notes, articulation or interpretation of Liszt's score.

Practise seventh qualities → · Review gesture music theory →

Fix Misreads Before Adding the 110 BPM Click

If B7 or D7 reads as a plain chord, separate all four right-hand fingertips. If Em/G remains Em, show exactly two right-hand fingers without altering degree I. If C stays minor, clarify the major wrist. If Am7 becomes A minor, preserve the minor world and show three fingers.

After one complete silent run, enable the fixed 110 BPM reference. It starts after the first detected chord, stops at the section break and does not reproduce the original tempo or phrasing. Use the adjustable metronome page for slower preparation instead of forcing this stored reference to behave like a speed control.

Finish with a deliberate pass in which you name degree, world, quality and octave before forming each target. Eight recognised targets indicate that the GestureSynth route worked. They do not indicate that La Campanella's original score, technique or performance has been learned.

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