Elementary Studies Op. 176 No. 2

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

A gentle melody in quarter notes over a left-hand accompaniment, also in quarters; in the middle the left hand moves to the treble clef, then the right hand livens up in eighths. From Duvernoy’s École primaire (Elementary Studies) Op. 176, twenty-five easy studies often played after the Beyer method. C major, 4/4, 25 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.
• Play the quarter notes smoothly, like a song; in the middle section read the left hand carefully in the treble clef. The piece starts with a pickup: count the incomplete bar before coming in. Start hands separately in Wait mode, then put hands together at a slow tempo before speeding up gradually.

More pieces by Jean-Baptiste Duvernoy

• Elementary Studies Op. 176 No. 1
• Elementary Studies Op. 176 No. 3
• Elementary Studies Op. 176 No. 5
• Elementary Studies Op. 176 No. 6
• Elementary Studies Op. 176 No. 9
• Elementary Studies Op. 176 No. 10
• Elementary Studies Op. 176 No. 13
• Elementary Studies Op. 176 No. 15

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