Six Very Easy Pieces in First Position, Op. 22

A. Andante

Range: A3-A5

Key: C Major

Time Signature: 4/4

Left Hand

• 4th finger
• Low 1 – F5

Bowing

• Detaché Porté – 1 measure
• 1 slur – 2 quarter notes

Rhythm

• Quarter notes
• Half notes
• Dotted half notes

B. Allegretto

Range: A3-B5

Key: C Major

Time Signature: 2/4

Left Hand

• 4th finger
• Low 1 – F5
• 1st finger moves from F5 to F#5
• 2nd finger moves from C5 to C#5
• Mostly step-wise motion

Bowing

• 2 eighth notes slurred

Rhythm

• Quarter, 2 eighths pattern in every measure
• Fermata

C. Andante

Range: A3-B5

Key: G Major

Time Signature: 3/4

Left Hand

• 4th finger
• Low 1 – F5
• No accidentals

Bowing

• 2 Note slurs
• Wide dynamic contrast

Rhythm

• Dotted quarter slurred to eighth note and 2  slurred eighth notes – pattern in all but 4 measures
• Tied 2 dotted half notes

D. Andantino

Range: G3-B5

Key: G Major

Time Signature: 3/4

Form: AABA’BA’

Left Hand

• No accidentals

Bowing

• 3  quarter notes slurred
• 4 note slur
• Detaché Porté

Rhythm

• Ritardando

E. Allegretto

Range: D4-B5

Key: G Major

Time Signature: 6/8

Form: ABA’BA’

Left Hand

• 4th finger
• 2nd finger changes from C5 to C#5
• 1 High 3 – D#5

Bowing

• 3  eighth notes slurred
• 4 note slur
• Detaché Porté

Rhythm

• Eighth notes
• Quarter notes
• Dotted half notes
• Quarter, eighth pattern

F. Allegro

Range: D4-B5

Key: C Major

Time Signature: 4/4

Form: AABBA

Left Hand

• 4th finger
• 2nd finger changes from C5 to C#5 and F5 to F#5
• 3rd finger changes from D5 to D#5

Bowing

• Accented detaché
• Staccato
• Detaché Porté
• 2 eighth notes slurred

Rhythm

• Eighth notes
• Quarter notes
• Dotted half notes
• Quarter, eighth pattern
• Ritardando
• 1 Fermata