Clark, Frances - Piano Etudes for the Development of Musical Fingers, Book 1 - Piano Method Series*

Piano Etudes for the Development of Musical Fingers, Book 1
Ed. Frances Clark, Louise Goss, and Sam Holland
Piano Book
Item: 00-1024X

A comprehensive collection of technical experiences for students in the late elementary and intermediate years. Time-honored etudes, meticulously organized, graded and edited, plus detailed and invaluable suggestions for musical, rhythmic and physical practice. Designed for use with the four-book Musical Fingers series of essential exercises.

Sample Pages

I. Five Finger Positions 

• Right-hand five-finger study in C Major, beinning and ending on each finger    -//- Berens
• Left-hand five-finger study in C Major, beinning and ending on each finger    -//- Berens
• Right-hand five-finger study in G Major, beinning and ending on each finger    -//- Berens
• Left-hand five-finger study in G Major, beinning and ending on each finger    -//- Berens
• Five-finger study in D major, beginning from the outside of the hand    -//- Beyer
• Five-finger study in D major, beginning from the inside of the hand    -//- Beyer
• Imitative five-finger study in F major    -//- Cornelius Gurlitt
• Imitative five-finger study in G major    -//- Sochting
• Study in fast five-finger patterns, beginning from the outside of the hand    -//- Schytte
• Five-finger study in impulses of one, two and three beats    -//- Carl Czerny

• Scale study in C major    -//- Cornelius Gurlitt
• Scale study in D major 
• Scale study in G major 

• Right-hand study in melodic and blocked thirds    -//- Schytte
• Left-hand study in melodic and blocked thirds    -//- Schytte

• Right-hand study in blocked sixths    -//- Beyer
• Left-hand study in blocked sixths    -//- Beyer

• Melody with triplet accompaniment    -//- Kohler
• Melody with Alberti bass accompaniment    -//- Beyer

VI. Chords and Broken Chords 

• Study in descending broken chords    -//- Schytte
• Study in ascending broken chords    -//- Schytte
• Four-voice chord study    -//- Schytte
• Broken chord study crossing hands    -//- LeCouppey