Études enfantines, Op. 37 No. 22
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.
Use the printed fingering for each figure and practise in one-bar loops. Keep the wrist loose so the sixteenths stay even through the crescendos. In the middle the left hand gets runs too: learn those alone.
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 What level is Lemoine Op. 37 No. 22?
Intermediate. The sixteenths are constant and the middle section asks both hands to run.
02 How long is it?
Our edition has 28 bars in 6/8.
03 What should I practise first?
The right hand of bar 1 with the printed fingering, until it is even at a slow speed.