2 j ince it concentrates on the This is an excellent exercise for beginning the expansion of the left td ine RENT Ont ig ' oc . two fingers of the eft hand but doce not cause the tension found i fingered OC TT TE With this chordal concept there is the possibility of Stheawseiery actually thinking in terms of a chung as the drone; (2) gently expanding and strengthening the left han he following from Caprice No, 14) 10. 14 ty, outline, This approach is an excellent preparation for passages such 35 0 “ Paganini. Ex.50 « GF oe 53 22,3 } Paganini: Caprice No, 14 > ty aT This preparation isvital if one intends to play technically difficult works, since Paganini makes demands fr beyond this in all his Caprices. The following is a more extreme example. One finger is held down while the rex of the hand expands into another position: Preparation a 4 4 Ex. 51 Caprice No. 12, m.2 Ex. 52 Ex. 53 Caprice No. 2,m.5 Ex. 54 Ex. 55, 4 Ex. 56 EI In Example 51 the fitst finger is held down and in Ex Sn . anchor. imples 54, 55 and 56 the third or fourth fingers The following examples (Exercises $7 through 61) are d aoe = Lets nana ea a fifth and beyond. This is an important procedure in develop Era. ee pet ee sth Ping a “chordal concept”,