Etude No.

1 - Melody
Place your right hand thumb on a bass string to stabilize the hand.

1. Name the notes without playing

2. Name the rhythms without playing (quarter, half, whole)
3. Say the right hand fingering as you play
4. Count the beat as you play

Count: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
     
       
 i m i m i m i m i m i m

Continue Counting

           


i m i m i m i m i m i m

            
 i m i m i m i m i m i m

          

 i m i m i m i m i m i

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 Etude No. 2 - Arpeggios
Arpeggios are notes of a chord played in succession instead of all together.
Let all notes sustain (ring) and count out loud.
Keep the right hand thumb in front of the fingers at all times.
rit. = Ritardando indicating a slowing down of the tempo.

Slowly

       
         
 p i m i p i m i p i m i p i m i

        
    
 p i m i p i m i p i m i p

                
 p i p i p i p i p i p i p i p i

     
       
 p m p m p m p m p m p m p

rit.

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