Études enfantines, Op. 37 No. 1
About this arrangement
Henry Lemoine was a Paris music publisher and piano teacher. His Études enfantines, Op. 37, are 50 short studies dedicated to young pupils, and teachers still assign them today.
Start each bar on the fifth finger and cross the third finger over the thumb where the fingering shows 1-3. Play it legato and slowly first; the tempo mark is Allegro, but evenness comes before speed.
Start with short loops.
Use the section list as a practice map. Start at 50% tempo, loop one section, then return to the full piece once the hand shape feels stable.
Choose Right or Left to focus on one hand. Wait for note checks the highlighted notes as you play them on the screen or a connected MIDI keyboard.
Before you practice.
01 Is Lemoine Op. 37 No. 1 good for beginners?
Yes. It stays in C major, the left hand only holds chords, and the right hand repeats one scale pattern.
02 How long is it?
Our edition has 16 bars.
03 What should I practise first?
One bar of the right hand, with the printed fingering, until the cross from thumb to third finger sounds smooth.