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Félix Le Couppey (1811–1887)

Study in F, Op. 17 No. 17

Chimes: from L'Alphabet, twenty-five very easy studies for small hands

Level
3 of 7
Time
4/4
Length
38 bars
Plays in
1 to 2 min

Practise it

Needs a MIDI keyboard and Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer, or Chrome on an Android phone or tablet.

The opening bars of Study in F, Op. 17 No. 17
The opening bars

Versions

Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece. Print any of them free.

  • As written299 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand296 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots188 notes
  • Right-hand melody150 notes

To practise it on paper: a practice chart for this piece, a week of steps from each hand alone to full tempo, with their speeds.

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from C4 to G5, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from C3 to B3
  • Key signature: 1 flat (F major or D minor)
  • Accidentals: naturals
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes
  • Intervals: 3rds (skips), 2nds (steps), 4ths, 6ths, 5ths, octaves
  • Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, moving the hand to a new position, hands taking turns, hands in different rhythms

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Score typed for Clefsight from G. Schirmer, New York, 1893, ed. Wm. Scharfenberg, plate 10446 (scan on IMSLP), checked note for note, shared under CC0 1.0; the composition is public domain: Félix Le Couppey died in 1887. Credits