Home
Piano Music
Piano Music Library
Top composers »
Bach
Beethoven
Brahms
Chopin
Debussy
Grieg
Haydn
Mendelssohn
Mozart
Liszt
Prokofiev
Rachmaninoff
Ravel
Schubert
Schumann
Scriabin
All composers »
All composers
All pieces
Search pieces
Recommended Pieces
Audiovisual Study Tool
Instructive Editions
Recordings
PS Editions
Recent additions
Free piano sheet music
News & Articles
PS Magazine
News flash
New albums
Livestreams
Article index
Piano Forum
Resources
Music dictionary
E-books
Manuscripts
Links
Mobile
About
About PS
Help & FAQ
Contact
Forum rules
Pricing
Log in
Sign up
Piano Forum
Home
Help
Search
Piano Forum
»
Piano Board
»
Student's Corner
»
Trouble with a Czerny etude... :/
Print
Pages: [
1
]
Go Down
Topic: Trouble with a Czerny etude... :/
(Read 1511 times)
cjcarrington97
PS Silver Member
Jr. Member
Posts: 41
Trouble with a Czerny etude... :/
on: November 20, 2012, 12:11:00 AM
As you can tell from the topic name, I have been struggling with a left hand etude from the art of finger dexterity book of studies
. The one I have been studying is Op.740 No.8, and I am finding that after memorising in sections, I can bring the piece together, however I cannot get through the entire piece without either fatigue, getting to the 3rd page and having to stop from immense pain in the arm that I cannot continue, or even passing the tremolo section smoothly.
I realise that the etude is labelled, "Light action for the left hand", which made me realise that I needed to make the movement in my left hand 'lighter' when commencing into the C major tremolo scale. Generally this isn't too much of a problem any more however at Bar 36, due to the left hand having to be brought up past half of the keyboard, by the time I have to execute the descending scale I have to stop because I think that if I force my hand on I will most likely injure it.
There is a matter of urgency to get this problem solved as I have to play this in my diploma exam, which whilst isn't exactly soon, I still want this piece to be sorted well before it.
I will be grateful for any advice on how to move the left hand in this etude, and if you have learned this and would like to share your experiences of learning it, (problems you saw and how you found the solution to them), then that will be extremely helpful as well.
-Also any advice on eliminating left hand fatigue in general is also welcome of course.
Many thanks in advance for any replies.
Logged
Currently Learning:
Chopin - Etude Op.25 No.2
Schubert - Sonata D.664
Schumann - Abegg Variations
thesuineg
PS Silver Member
Jr. Member
Posts: 92
Re: Trouble with a Czerny etude... :/
Reply #1 on: November 20, 2012, 12:14:40 PM
you can either practice with dotted rhythms stocatto or high raising fingers like hammers.
just practice slow more often than fast lol. if you have 15 minutes to practice, only spend the last 2 or so practicing full speed.
Logged
Sign-up to post reply
Print
Pages: [
1
]
Go Up