BOOK TWO : Elementary

Pre-Practice
Technical Exercises
FOR THE PIANO

Edna-Mae Burnam

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 Many people do physical exercises every morning before they go to work.

Likewise— we should all give our fingers exercises every day BEFORE we
begin our practising.

The purpose of this book is to help develop strong hands and fle%ble fingers.

Do not try to learn the entire first dozen exercises the first week you study
this book! ,}ust learn two or three exercises and do them each day óed"ore practising.
When these are mastered, add another, then another, and keep adding until the
twelve can be played perfectly.

When the first dozen Oroup I—have been mastered and perfected Group

II may be introduced in the same manner.

When the entire book is finished, any of the groups may be transposed to

different keys. In fact, this should be encouraged.

EDNA-MAE BURNAM
 GROUP I
r. Walking and Running
a. Skipping j. Stretchiqg Right Leg Up
8. Stretching I eft Leg
3• Hopping g. Cartwheels
¢. Deep Breathing
io. The Splits
s Deep Knee Bend I I. Standing on Head
6. Stretching
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GROUP II
i. Morning Stretch
o. Walking y. Kicking Left Leg
8. The Splits
3• Running g. Leg Work flying down)
§. High Stepping I O. Sitting Up and Lying Down
. Jumping i i. A Hard Trick
6. Kicking Right Leg 12. Fit as a Fiddle and Ready to Go

GROUP III ......... . . IO

I. Deep Breathing y. jumping Rope
s. RolEng 8. Somersaults
3 Climbing (in ¢fnrr) g. Touching Toes
§. Tip-toe Running (in placi) IO. Ballet Exercise (“ Exfr# chat ¢uo/r# ”)
$. Baby Steps I i. The Splits
6. Giant StC S I a. Fit as a Fiddle and Ready to Go

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z. Climbing (ix ¢Inrr) 8. Baby Steps
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3• ¢. Running 9• Flinging Arms Out and Back
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6. Touching Toes I2. Fit as a Fiddle and Ready to Go

i. Deep Breathing y. Hand Springs

z. Touching Toes 8. Walking like a Duck
Hopping g. Bear Walk
3•
Climbing a Ladder io. Sliding Down the Bannister
4•
5. ,Jumping Rope Slom, and “ And Pipp#r ”) I I. A Hard Trick
6. Swinging Arms I u. Fit as a Fiddle and Ready to Go
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