Study Op. 50 No. 2

Louise Farrenc · Level 3 (Late beginner) · study · Piano

A singing study in six-eight in A minor: a right-hand melody over steady eighth-note accompaniment in the left hand. From the Twenty-five Easy Studies Op. 50 by Louise Farrenc, professor of piano at the Paris Conservatoire from 1842 to 1873. A minor, 6/8, 31 bars (about one minute), complete score.

▶ Play this piece with the interactive score

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 left hand very even and discreet; the melody comes to the fore, smoothly legato. 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. For chords, shape the hand in the air before landing, all notes together.

Source : PDMX / MuseScore · CC0 1.0