  
Lesson One - Instructions are in smaller print. Your exercises are in darker.FIRST place your fingers in a curved shape and tap them on the table like little hammers as a finger strengthening exercise 1234 1234 – first one hand a few times, then the other hand.Now we will transfer this pattern to the keyboard. |
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Use your thumb (NOT a finger) to tap once on the space bar after each pattern/word or sentence and type at least half of one row of each as in the examples shown above. At the end of each line press the ENTER key to drop down to a new line on the screen. Left hand fdsa fdsa fdsa fdsa fdsa fdsa fdsa fdsa fdsa fdsa fdsa fdsa Right hand jkl; jkl; jkl; jkl; jkl; jkl; jkl; jkl; jkl; jkl; jkl; jkl; jkl; jkl; jkl; Now practise these the same way, at least half a line of each. fd fds fdsa jk jkl jkl; Flex your fingers to loosen them.
Notice the two keys G and H in the centre of the keyboard. Sit so that these are in front of the centre of your body. Use fingers as shown |
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Keeping your fingers over the two sets of four keys we just practised - stretch your index fingers across to G & H and type rows of: gh gh gh gh gh Stretch your Left index finger up/out to T (look on the keyboard) and type: th th th th th th th ght ght ght ght ght
Follow the colours and finger numbers in the next chart to practise lines of each pattern or word of the following. Visualise where the letter keys are and use the fingers shown. |
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Type at least half a line of each Left hand deed frrf deer reed red free freed fred feed fed Right hand juuj kiik juj kik (two hands) juut jut jute kiit kit kite jud judder jug jugger judge judged igh high thigh ight fight right fright
Flex your fingers again and your shoulders. Tap the table drill 1234 1234Try the asdf asdf and jkl; jkl; again for a lineRepeat each phrase a few times or type whole lines then repeat. red deer; tight fight; fool fight; the high kite; free feed; red jug; right fight; the red kite; free fight; right judge; higher kite; their fool fight; |