John Thompsons – Third Grade Velocity Studies Book

50 Etudes at Mid-Intermediate Level

This book features fifty etudes from renowned composers such as Berens, Bertini, Burgmuller, Czerny, Duvernoy, Heller, Kohler, Le Couppey, Lemoine, Loschhorn, and Streabbog.

Designed for mid-intermediate pianists, these velocity studies are perfect for developing technique, speed, and accuracy. With 64 pages of expertly chosen etudes, this collection is a valuable resource for students looking to strengthen their piano skills and build a solid foundation in classical piano study.

Pieces Include:

• Finger legato-right hand
• Finger legato-left hand
• Finger legato-both hands
• Legato Passages as Melody
• Legato Scale Passages-right hand
• Legato Scale Passages-left hand
• Wrist Staccato-right hand
• Rolling Attack-right hand
• Passage Playing-both hands
• Trills-right hand
• Diatonic Sweeps-right hand
• Three-nte slurs-right hand
• Broken Chords-right hand
• Broken Chords-Divided between hands
• Broken Thirds-both hands
• Left-Hand Broken Chords
• Arabesque
• Left Hand Passage Playing
• March Wind-Left hand
• Broken Chords-both hands
• Sustaining the Thumb
• Chasing Butterflies
• Smoothness in Passage Playing
• Perfect Evenness in Scale Playing-right hand
• Arpeggios divided between the hands
• Perfect Evenness in Scale Playing-left hand
• Broken Chord-Groups-right hand
• Progress
• Albumleaf
• L’avalanche
• Tender Flower
• Harmonies du Soir
• Angel Voices
• Chorale
• Fanfare-finger staccato
• Rippling Waters
• Carnival of the Birds-Trills
• Criss-Cross
• Gracefulness
• Prelude in C Minor
• Staccat oChord Playing
• Chromatic Scales-both hands
• Trill Figures-both hands
• Scherzino
• The Swallow
• Turn Right-right hand
• Light Wrist Staccato-left hand
• Thumb under and Hand over in Arpeggio Playing
• Velocity-both hands