Eight-Measure Exercise Op. 821 No. 4

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

From the 160 Eight-Measure Exercises Op. 821: short, focused studies, ideal for daily technical work. C major, 6/8, 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. In 6/8, count the beats as groups of three eighths (dotted beats) to keep the lilt. One hand sometimes plays two voices: hold the long notes for their full value and let the main line sing louder than the accompaniment. 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