Scale and Arpeggio Fingerings

Scales

C Major Fingering:

C, G, D, A, E Major and c, g, d, a, e minor:
RH: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5
LH: 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1

Black Key Group Fingering (fingers 2 & 3 on C# & D#; 2, 3 & 4 on F#, G#, and A#.)

B,F#,C# Major, plus b minor uses same fingering as B Major:

F Major and f minor:
RH: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1
LH: 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 (same as C Major fingering)

Remaining scale fingerings:
1) Find all the groups of consecutive white notes
2) RH thumb goes on the first white note of each white-note group (ascending); LH thumb goes on last white note of each white-note group (ascending).

Exceptions: LH of d# minor (too many black keys in a row for this rule to work, so LH thumb goes on 1^st white note), Bb minor: use 3 on A, not thumb.

3) Work backwards to find the correct starting fingering.

Arpeggios

For Music 104 and 105: Hand-over-hand arpeggios, fingering: LH 531, RH 135, LH 531, RH 135, LH 2 or 1, then descend using the same fingering in reverse.

For Music 204 and 205: Normal arpeggios:
C, D, E, F, G, A, B, F# Major and c, d, eb, e, f, g, a, b minor:
RH: 1 2 3 1 2 3 1
LH: 5 4 2 1 4 2 1

Remaining Arpeggio Fingerings: Thumb goes on the white note. In Bb Major, right thumb goes on the first white note. The left thumb goes on the last white note.