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5824

THE WILLIS MUSIC COMPANY

Copyright, 1938 by The Willis Music Co. Printed in U. S. A.

W. M. Co. 5824

FORE\MORD The purpose of this book is expressed in its title, i.e., to develop

velocity in piano playing of about Third Grade of difficulty. designed

to

supplement the

It

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THIRD GRADE BOOK in JOHN

THOMPSON'S MODERN COURSE FOR THE PIANO and deals only with the purely technical side of piano playing. All the various

of pianism have been considered and excellent examples for Right Hand, Left Hand and Hands Together are carefully selected phases

from many of the masters of 6tude writers. The editor has given short notes on how to practice each exercise

and space is reserved for keeping a record of the velocity attained in each instance.

to say, speed is of no value unless it is under- perfect control. Each exercise therefore, should be learned first at slow Needless

tempo until accuracy and ease of performance are assured, after which

the tempo should be gradually increased. While the prime purpose of the etudes is to develop the mechanics

of piano playing, every effort should be made to play them as artistically as possible. For this reason it is of great importance to observe

phrasing, the use

of the pedal as indicated and the marks of

expression.

/ W. M. Co. 5824

CONTENTS Poge

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Hand. 2. Flnler Legato-Left Hand 3. Flnger Legato-Both Hands. 4. L$^to Passages as Melody. 1. Finger Le!,ato--Right

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Perfect Evenness in Scale PlaylngLeft Hand 26

Brokerf Ctrord-Groupe-Right Hand

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16. Left-Hand Broken Chords

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... 28 .......29 .......30 ...32 . ... . 33 .....34 ... . 36 Fanfare-Finger Staccato. . . . ... .... . 37 .......37 RtpplinEWaters. Carnlval of the Birds-Trills.. . . . .. . . 38 ......39 Crlss-Cross .......40 Gracefulness.... ... . . 4l Prelude ln C minor ...... 42 StaccatoChord PlaytnE

17. Arabesque....

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Chromatlc Scales-Both Hands. . .. . .

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. 5 6. Legato Scale Passa$es-Left Hand.. . . 6 7. Wrist Staccato-Right Hand 7 8. Rollint Attack-Right Hand. 9. Passage Playin!-Both Hands.., . . . . . 8 9 10. Trills-Right Hand 11. Diatonic Sweeps-Right Hand. . . . . . . 10 12. Three-note Slurs-Right Hand.. . .. . . 10 13. Broken Chords-Right Hand. . . . . ... 11 5. Legato Scale PassaEes-Right Hand.

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14. Broken

ChordeDivided between Hands l2

15. Broken

Thirds-Both

Hands

Progress. 29. Albumleaf 30. L'avalanche.... 31. TenderFlower. 32. Harmonles du Soir 33. Anfelvoices. 34. Chorale 28.

35. 36. 37. 38. 39.

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Hands. .... 44 ........45 44. Scherzino .......46 45. TheSwallow.... ..... 48 46. TurnRlght-Right Hand. 47. PassaEe Playtn$-Both Hands.. . . . . . . 50 48. Light Wrist Staccato-Left Hand. . . . 51 43.

TrillFigures-Both

24. Perfect Evenness in Scale PlaytngRight Hand 24

49.

Thumb under and Hand over ln Arpqll$o Playint. ...... .

52

25. Arp€gEios dlvlded between the Hands

50.

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Left Hand

19. March

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Wlnd-Left

Playing.

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20. Broken Chords-Both Hands.

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21. Sustaining the Thumb

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22. Chaslng Butterflies. . .

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23. Smoothneee ln PassaEe Playing. . . .

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Veloctty-Both

Hands

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Record of Scales and Arpeggios Studied and Maximum Tempo afaineO

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3 Raise and drop the fingers with military precision.

Velocity attained M.M

Finger Legato - Right Hand Czerny

Allegro vivace

Observe the phrasing and marks of expression.

Velocity attained M.M'

Finger Legato - Left Hand Czerny

Allegro

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Finger Legato - Both Hands Allegretto

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