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The short answer
Preparatory School, Op. 101 No. 38 is an etude by Ferdinand Beyer from the Romantic era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 2, an estimate.
- etude
- Romantic
- gentle
- joyful
- hand independence
Also known as Beyer - No. 38; Op. 101 No. 38 (provider cycle plus printed ordinal).
History
Long notes in one part leave space for a simple moving pattern in the other. This short study rewards a steady pulse and patient listening more than speed.
Sources
How to practise it
- Hold the opening long note for its full value while counting the moving quarter notes.
How hard is it
Level 2, estimated
The opening is limited to quarter, half and whole notes without chord members or tuplets. The main early-learning task is holding longer notes while the other encoded voice moves, plus observing repeats.
About this piece
- Licence
- cc-zero
- Source
- musescore.com
