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) John W. Sec 52 FINGERPOWER For PIANO or ORGAN Book Four A SET OF PROGRESSIVE TECHNICAL EXERCISES LEVEL FOUR (D or Gr. 2%) John W. Schaum ~ FINGERPOWER For PIANO or ORGAN Book Four A SET OF PROGRESSIVE TECHNICAL EXERCISES Foreword o It is said that a famous concert pianist could place his hands on a flat piece of plate glass and crack the glass with the stroke of a single finger. This may or may not be true. However, the story emphasizes that professional pianists have prodigious fingerpower. Strong fingers are an important requirement for the amateur as well as the career pianist. = The John W. Schaum FINGERPOWER exercises provide the “ means of acquiring finger strength. They feature hand equalization, — phrase development, rhythmic variety and different types of touch. Q The exercises are short which enable them to be fitted in with the student's other musical assignments. 3 PREP Book. ..-.. 55+ (Proparatory) > Book ONE (A or Grade 1) & Book TWO.......---(B or Grade 1-1/2) = Book THREE............(C or Grade 2) e* Book FOUR (0 or Grade 2-1/2) Book FIVE....... 5+. +++ (E or Grade 3) Book SIX (F or Grade 4) SCHAUM PUBLICATIONS, INC. 2018 E. North Ave. Milwaukee, Wis. 53202 copyright 1988 by Schou Pbleatonn In Mhnasae, Waconia Ses 7h Nad Coprighs Secured Ai Rigi enol = "Binede . 5 A pppoe poe eee en abc! wae of spring rating nd to megni y io peraty. This onion extend 1 micah News ME 00, ON, an ileal Al ei ee Cuter snd urged To anes ne Ray Fler alam, nnter ern, opine) a0 Oi tre Shing ty ay 4 [ WaRniye acu Wio pr win awe Sy Fate. poh by US. Gopyight Eau sede 1. Legato Interval Etude ici dees ee T i fo | _—__—~_ | - 2. Tremolo (Wrist Rotation) = ==. wat, J= 100-18 | = 3. Rhythmic Wrist Staccato mea desonwe ~ F sempre staccato 4. Arpeggios in Contrary Motion 5. Scales in Contrary Motion wa, d= 90-112 a 1 Sf legato 6. Thumb Passages DIRECTIONS: Also play this study in the following patterns: La amd nist R.H. 1-4-1-4- L.H.1-8-1-8-1-3 ed.. «4-1-4 -4 -4 4 1 wea, J=80-100 Sees ee |e | legate ee oe 7. Wide Range Finger Etude wat d= s6-s8 a T 7 Stern —— 5 5 > y te id fe it io - “ 8. Two-Octave Arpeggios (Right Hand) PREPARATORY DRILL Play strictly legato + Te SESE TE918 2 Us, come fingering am deso-ne 5 5 ~ j 28% errl2sf Tet a = tt wet Se f = sss |S -t-0|, 8 8 8 f 9. Two-Octave Arpeggios (Left Hand) PREPARATORY DRILL Play strictly legato satata t42ara ‘Use same fingering amt, d=s00-126 ft waa Zoe SS | Ee at oq 2d 10. Arpeggios in Triplets MM. d=98-108 5 = Aas eo In O25 TH Ws Peampre legato 11. Sustained Thirds Note: Play slowly, and strike each finger firmly, the whole note must be strictly held. MoM. d= 00-90 SS Se SS ten. ten. ten ten, ten, ten. —_. > fii z ge Fg fen. ‘en sempre tento : 1 a pptter fter te i — eal sTaA om oo: —— —~. —— a . === Se t @ x ——_ 12. Major Triad Inversions | | (Ascending and Deseending) Laga-atlpydttiipeiaded 13. Arpeggio Inversions (Ascending and Descending) wat devess 4B ba zo 8238/5 16 14. Trills in Thirds ~ 15. Triplet Trills wom d= sane Pa y, 552 60h ppp oss Pcer 229876 1676442 make 77 287703 : - eS = We teacaeteagae he SEr 5 SS = as 2? + ie Pert er 21. Legato Triads and Thirds vow degee 1 7 molto legato to et

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