Where it comes from
A grade 2 study in C major, three-four time, sixty-nine bars.
Study No. 4 (Grade 2)
C major · 3/4 · 69 bars
Score
- Level
- Intermediate
- Key
- C major · no sharps or flats
- Time
- 3/4
- Bars
- 69
- Range
- G3 – B5
- Fingering
- not marked
How to practise this piece
Take it at 77 BPM first, then move up to 96 once the notes sit under your fingers.
What this piece trains
No key signature to guide you, so pitch rests entirely on finger placement.
Where it usually goes wrong
C major looks easy and gets taken too fast; the third beat is compressed.
Does it need shifting?
Range G3–B5; the top notes go beyond comfortable first position, so expect shifting or an extension.
Practice steps
- Play it twice slowly and confirm every finger lands where it should.
- Keep the metronome on the third beat so bars are not cut short.