Chopin Scherzo 3 in C# minor Op 39: 20 practice tips for 2nd theme

by Tim Topham in Pedagogy on June 20, 2013. 2 Comments

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Chopin Scherzo 3 Tutorial

I recently uploaded a YouTube giving 20 practice tips for the tricky rapid descending broken chord patterns in the second theme of Chopin’s 3rd Scherzo (about bar 155). Feel free to share with any students who might be interested!

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Tim Topham

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Michael P Scott says:

04/16/2017 at 8:01 pm

Thank you. A lifetime of practice technique in one REALLY helpful tutorial. Where were you when I was five?

MS

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腕時計価格 says:

08/21/2013 at 10:50 am

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