The Art of Finger Dexterity op. 740

Volume 1:

• Developing agility in the fingers without moving the hands
• Crossing under with the thumg
• Developing clarity and fluency
• Agility in playing a quiet staccato
• Evenness in parallel runs
• Clarity in playing broken chords
• Dynamic tension when plying with force
• Changing fingers at speed

Volume 2:

• Staccato playing with a gentle spring
• Playing in thirds
• Facility in changing fingers
• Flexibility in the left hand
• Optimising fluency
• Playing sequences of chords
• Dynamic tension when playing with force
• Changing fingers at speed

Volume 3:

• Rapid minor scales
• Crossing hands with a gentle touch
• Maintaining the movement of both hands
• Playing double octaves
• Matching the movement of both hands
• Practising trills
• Developing a gentle touch with the fingers on the left hand
• Playing the thumb on the black keys with a completely relaxed hand

Volume 4:

• Achieving clarity at speed
• Playing sequences of chords as fast as possible
• Independent movement of the fingers
• Increasing agility in the fingers without moving the hand around
• Practising mordents
• Developing a firm attack
• Exercise in crossing the thumb under
• Lifting the fingers evenly

Volume 5:

• A light touch with octave leaps
• Playing trills in thirds
• Changing fingers on a single key
• Keeping the arm light when playing a smotth line
• Achieving clarity at full force
• Lifting both hands smoothly
• Exercise in thirds
• Light staccato chords
• Increasing mobility of the fingers on the left hand

Volume 6:

• Practising double mordents
• Practising crossing the thumb under
• Optimising mobility of the fingers with the gentlest touch
• Legato melodic line with broken chords
• Bravura attack and motion
• Clarity and gentleness of touch with brocken chords
• Practising trills
• Bravura octaves
• Bravura attack and playing in tempo