Eight-Measure Exercise Op. 821 No. 11

Carl Czerny · Level 3 (Late beginner) · study · Piano

From the 160 Eight-Measure Exercises Op. 821: short, focused studies, ideal for daily technical work. B♭ major, 4/4, 8 bars (about one minute), complete score.

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How to practise it

• Listen first: the site plays it while the score scrolls.
• Wait mode: the score waits for you at every note, at your own pace.
• Tempo challenge: play in time, with a score and a map of the bars you got right.
• Only eight bars: play it every day, first slowly and perfectly even, then raise the tempo. One hand sometimes plays two voices: hold the long notes for their full value and let the main line sing louder than the accompaniment. For chords, shape the hand in the air before landing, all notes together. Fast writing: work section by section in Wait mode, then in dotted rhythms, and raise the tempo in steps of 5–10%.

More pieces by Carl Czerny

• Eight-Measure Exercise Op. 821 No. 13
• Eight-Measure Exercise Op. 821 No. 14
• Melodic Study Op. 840 No. 1
• Melodic Study Op. 840 No. 6
• Melodic Study Op. 840 No. 9
• Eight-Measure Exercise Op. 821 No. 3
• Eight-Measure Exercise Op. 821 No. 10
• Eight-Measure Exercise Op. 821 No. 15

Source : Mutopia Project · Public Domain