First Series of Graded Pianoforte Studies – Grade 5.

Description

12 studies selected by the ABRSM for the improvement of finger dexterity and phrasing. Includes works by Czerny, Cramer and Heller.

Contents:

1. Brilliance in Scale Passages – Bertini, Op. 29 No. 25.
2. Delicacy in Rapid Chromatic Passages – Czerny, Op. 849 No. 21.
3. Smoothness in Broken Chords – Cramer.
4. Lightness of Touch – Heller, Op. 81 No. 10.
5. For More Troublesome Fingers – Czerny, Op. 299 No. 6.
6. Repeated Notes – Heller, Op. 46 No. 2.
7. Passing the Fingers over the Thumb – Czerny. Op. 299 No. 19.
8. Extensions – Cramer.
9. Finger Articulation in Both Hands – Heller, Op. 46 No. 5.
10. Contractions of the Hand in Rapid Passages – Le Couppey, Op. 20 No. 12.
11. Combined Broken Chords and Scale Passages – Heller, Op. 45 No. 3.
12. Staccato Sixths – Dunhill.