Eminent Composers include Beringer, Biehl, Brauer, Burgmüller, Concone,
Cramer, Czerny, Hanon, Krause, Loeschhorn, Streabbog, Wolff
Different Technic Styles use Various Key Signatures and Hand Positions
Carefully Designed to promote Equal Development of Both Hands
Short, Practical Excerpts are Condensed, Transposed or Modified for each level

– Phrase Marks are used to Help Eyes Find Patterns, Making Learning and Playing Easier

– May be Used with Any Piano Instruction Book

Skills Presented at This Level:

3-Finger, 4-Finger and 5-Finger Studies

Patterns in C Major, F Major, G Major, D Minor and E Minor

Etudes in 4/4, 3/4 and 2/4 Time

Repeated Notes – Staccato

Upward and Downward Mixed Intervals

Patterns with 8th Note Pairs

COMPOSER INDEX:

Beringer, Oscar
Daily Technical Studies, No. 4A – C major 5-finger etude
Daily Technical Studies, No. 61B – 4-note groups
Daily Technical Studies, No. 66B – Repeated note patterns
Daily Technical Studies, No. 67B – Major and minor 5-finger etude
Daily Technical Studies, No. 75B – E minor exercise

Biehl, Albert
Op. 139, No. 6 – Hand extension
Op. 139, No. 11 – Exercise without using thumb

Brauer, Friedrich
Op. 15, No. 10 – Hand extension

Burgmüeller, Johann Friedrich
Op. 100, No. 20 – D minor study
Op. 100, No. 21 – Broken chords in extended hand position

Concone, Giuseppe
Op. 37, No. 1 – Short chromatic study
Op. 37, No. 11 – G major scale configuration

Cramer, Johann Baptist
60 Selected Studies, No. 1 – Alternating hand patterns
60 Selected Studies, No. 1 – Imitation study
60 Selected Studies, No. 9 – F major etude
60 Selected Studies, No. 16 – 3-finger study
60 Selected Studies, No. 22 – G major pattern

Czerny, Carl
Op. 261, No. 8 – 3-finger patterns with F-sharp
Op. 261, No. 12 – F major etude
Op. 261, No. 13 – 2/4 patterns with 8th notes
Op. 261, No. 16 – 5-finger pattern
Op. 261, No. 17 – Hand compression with staccato

Hanon, Charles Louis
Virtuoso Pianist, No. 21 – Upward pattern
Virtuoso Pianist, No. 21 – Downward pattern

Krause, Anton
Op. 4, No. 2 – Patterns in F major
Op. 4, No. 9 – Mixed interval study
Op. 4, No. 15 – F major 5-finger etude
Op. 4, No. 18 – 3-note groups with F-sharp
Op. 25, No. 5 – 5-finger study
Op. 25, No. 21 – 4-finger exercise

Loeschhorn, Carl Albert
Op. 169, No. 3 – F major study
Op. 190, No. 2 – Minor key study with staccato
Op. 190, No. 3 – G major melody
Op. 190, No. 5 – G major 5-finger patterns

Streabbog, Louis
Op. 262, No. 2 – D major hand position with sharps

Wolff, Bernhard
48 Practice Pieces, No. 15 – Imitations for 3-fingers
48 Practice Pieces, No. 20 – 4-finger patterns
48 Practice Pieces, No. 33 – F major 4-finger study
48 Practice Pieces, No. 33 – 4-finger study in 2/4 time

Compiled, edited and arranged by Wesley Schaum
This Book is Primer Level (Early Elementary)

Other Books in This Series:
Masters of Technic, Level 1 – (catalog #04-41)
Masters of Technic, Level 2 – (catalog #04-42)
Masters of Technic, Level 3 – (catalog #04-43)
Masters of Technic, Level 4 – (catalog #04-44)

One of the Excellent Technic Books in Schaum's Piano Teaching Library