Études enfantines Op. 37 No. 38

Henry Lemoine · Level 3 (Late beginner) · study · Piano

A Moderato in three-eight in A minor: a melody in dotted rhythms above chords, then a middle section in E minor with two voices in the right hand. From Henry Lemoine’s Études enfantines Op. 37 (c. 1840), fifty short studies for the first years of piano. A minor, 3/8, 56 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 dotted rhythm crisp and let the top voice sing in the middle section. 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 Henry Lemoine

• Études enfantines Op. 37 No. 1
• Études enfantines Op. 37 No. 2
• Études enfantines Op. 37 No. 4
• Études enfantines Op. 37 No. 5
• Études enfantines Op. 37 No. 6
• Études enfantines Op. 37 No. 7
• Études enfantines Op. 37 No. 12
• Études enfantines Op. 37 No. 14

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