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Topic: Chord Exercises (Read 1628 times)

mswaller

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Chord Exercises

on: May 05, 2008, 03:45:31 PM

Hannon/Czerny are great, but I have a student that is really struggling with chords (particularly four note fingerings). Suprisingly, I'm having a difficult time finding an exercise book that deals specifically with chords and chord movement. Note: FJH/Brown Scale Book etc don't quite cover what I'm looking for. I'd like a book that covers four note major/minor chords, along with 7ths-and their inversions.

Please help!!

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jinfiesto

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Re: Chord Exercises

Reply #1 on: May 12, 2008, 04:43:24 AM

There are some good Dohnanyi and Brahms exercises...

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dnephi

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Re: Chord Exercises

Reply #2 on: May 13, 2008, 05:22:12 AM

Perhaps the most systematic is Cortot's Rational Principles of a Pianoforte Technique.

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Bob

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Re: Chord Exercises

Reply #3 on: May 19, 2008, 01:36:15 AM

Hymns? A standard church hymnal maybe.

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