Stephen Heller (1813–1888)
Study in A minor, Op. 47 No. 3
From Heller's Twenty-five Studies, Op. 47, written to train rhythm and expression
Needs a MIDI keyboard and Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer, or Chrome on an Android phone or tablet.
Versions
Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece. Print any of them free.
- As written381 notes
- Melody and a simpler left hand315 notes
- Melody and left-hand roots230 notes
- Right-hand melody186 notes
The easy version, the melody and left-hand roots at level 2, engraved on its own page.
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 G3 to C7, with ledger lines
- Bass clef from E2 to F4, with ledger lines
- No key signature to keep in mind
- Accidentals: sharps outside the key
- Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes
- Intervals: 2nds (steps), 3rds (skips), 4ths, 5ths, 6ths, octaves
- Chords: inverted triads, triads
- Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, moving the hand to a new position, hands taking turns, hands in different rhythms
What stands between you and this piece
Clefsight compares the notes of this piece with what you already read.
Score typed for Clefsight from G. Schirmer, New York, 1895, plate 11799 (scan on IMSLP), checked note for note, shared under CC0 1.0; the composition is public domain: Stephen Heller died in 1888. Credits