Overview
Excerpt of Etude Op. 50, No. 17

Sheet Music

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Difficulty Level

Video
Elements

16th Notes

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Rhythm

Notes whose lengths are equal to one-sixteenth the value of a whole note or one quarter of a quarter note.

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Broken Chord Accompaniment

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Accompaniment Patterns

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses broken chords in varying note configurations, with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

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Chord Inversions

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Chords

Chords with alternate ordering of their tones where the root is placed either in the middle or at the top of the chord.

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Extended Hand Positions

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Hand and Finger Techniques

Hand positions that require stretching beyond a five finger scale; usually to play intervals that are 6ths or greater.

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Details

Title

Etude Op. 50, No. 17

Year

1863

Instrumentation

Solo Piano

Key Signature

Time Signature

# of Measures

47

Student Type

Teaching Tips

Block the Broken Chords,

Hands Separate Practice,

Highlight the Contrast in Articulation,

Play Small Segments,

Practice Scalar Passages in Rhythms,

Study the Contour of the Individual Voices