Rhythmic Training for the Fingers for Piano

One needs lots of practice to execute difficult piano passages rapidly and accurately. Camille-Marie Stamaty’s methods may be a good start – in addition to being a composer and pianist he was also a teacher. One of his pupils was Camille Saint-Saëns, and, you know, it’s not just anybody. Stamaty’s etudes and exercises develop techniques which he learned from Friedrich Kalkbenner, principal of a Factory for aspiring virtuosos in Paris who established himself as one of the most cunning European pianists. Stamaty’s method may be downloaded here: Rhythmic Training for the Fingers for Piano, Movement I, Op.36