Elementary Studies Op. 176 No. 1

Jean-Baptiste Duvernoy · Level 2 (Beginner) · study · Piano

Legato five-note scales in eighths in the right hand, later widening to the octave, over sustained left-hand chords. From Duvernoy’s École primaire (Elementary Studies) Op. 176, twenty-five easy studies often played after the Beyer method. C major, 4/4, 33 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.
• Keep the eighths even and legato with fingers close to the keys; the left hand places its chords without harshness. For chords, shape the hand in the air before landing, all notes together. Start hands separately in Wait mode, then put hands together at a slow tempo before speeding up gradually.

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• Elementary Studies Op. 176 No. 2
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• Elementary Studies Op. 176 No. 10
• Elementary Studies Op. 176 No. 13
• Elementary Studies Op. 176 No. 15

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