BOOK TWO: Elementary | A DOZENA DAY Pre-Practice Technical Exercises FOR THE PIANO Edna-Mae Burnam & CHAPPELL & CO. LTD. LONDON, W.1 THE WILLIS MUSIC COMPANY CINCINNATI, OHIOTo my fanily A DOZEN A DAY 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 flexible fingers. Do not try to learn the entire first dozen exercises the first week you study this book! Just learn two or three exercises and do them each day before practising. ‘When these are mastered, add another, then another, and keep adding until the twelve can be played perfectly. When the first dozen—Group I—have been mastered and perfected—Group IL 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.CONTENTS GROUP I 1. Walking and Running 2. Skipping 3. Hopping 4 Deep Breathing 5. Deep Knee Bend 6. Suetching GROUP... ee Morning Stretch Walking Running - High Stepping & Jumping Kicking Right Leg GRoUPIN. . we 1, Deep Breathing 2. Rolling 3. Climbing (in place) 4 Tip-toe Running (in place) 5. Baby Steps 8. Giant Steps GROUP IV 1, Morni 2. Climbing (in place) 3: Tip-toe Running (in place) 4 Running 5; Cartwheels 6. Touching Toes GROUP V 1. Deep Breathing 2, Touching Toes 3- Hopping 4. Climbing a Ladder 5, Jumping Rope (Slow, and“ Red Pepper) 6. Swinging Arms . Stretching Right Leg Up . Stretching Left Leg . Cartwheeis . The Splits . Standing on Head 12 10. . Jumping Rope Fit as a Fiddle and Ready to Go Kicking Left Leg, 1. The Splits Leg Work (Lying down) . Sitting Up and Lying Down . A Hard Trick , Fit as a Fiddle and Ready to Go Somersaults . Touching Toes Ballet Exercise (“ Enire chat quatre) . The Splits . Fit as a Fiddle and Ready to Go Hopping . Baby Steps . Giant Steps . Flinging Arms Out and Back Standing on Head . Fit as a Fiddle and Ready to Go |. Hand Springs Walking like a Duck . Bear Walk Sliding Down the Bannister | A Hard Trick . Fit as a Fiddle and Ready to Go 15 1Group I 1. Walking and Running 1st time—legato (smooth, connected) 2nd time—~ staccato (sharp, detached) 3 T 2. Skipping legato—staccato as 4 _ ‘ al 3 3. Hopping staccato , . . : 3 $ 3 8 oe 34. Deep Breathing7. Stretching Right Leg Up10. The Splits legato—staccato 5s 6 at 13 aT 1s 5 Oe 11. Standing on Head degato—staccato +h 3 TsGroup II 5 1, Morning Stretch 2. Walking Jegato—staccato 3. Running legato—staccato ,4. High Stepping legato—staccato sass + te bs I 5. Jumping pron 2 c 5 6. Kicking Right Leg7. Kicking Left Leg $ tae t 5 4 8. The Splits * 1 45 5 as 9. Leg Work (lying down) Cun) Oye. Ou! Om. Jegato—etaccato R. leg R. leg Both legs t 5b. leg SL. leg10. Sitting Up and Lying Down ee Om legato—staccato, 11. A Hard Trick Practise this first: Then practise this: legato—staccato legato—staccato 5 a4 1 .Now do the whole trick: faxaf legato—staccato , 134 12. Fit as a Fiddle and Ready To GoGroup III 1. Deep Breathing 2. Rolling legato—staccato 5 4 seena 3. Climbing (in place) legato—staccato = TTT Sissies Foisargei fat5. Baby Steps Tegato— staccato 4 Teh st 6. Giant Steps a gee 7. Jumping Rope43, 8. Somersaults 10. Ballet Exercise Me chat quatre”) ahsa 11. The Splits legato—staceato 5 ai 13} feels 1 aa lo @ > 12. Fit as a Fiddle and Ready To Go legato—staccato a! : 4 L_Group IV 1. Morning Stretch 2. Climbing (in place) legato—staccato3. Tip-toe Running (in place) aoegaseia 4 4 4 “ 4 4 4 4. Running legato—staccato =ea7 5. Cartwheels7. Hopping 4 5 e 5 ® 8. Baby Steps49 9. Giant Steps 10. Flinging Arms Out and Back legato—staccato |11. Standing on Head legato—staccato 34Group V 7 1. Deep Breathing3. Hopping 4. Climbing a Ladder legato—staccato 943 peg be An acne —— mea 8 a23 5. Jumping Rope (Slow, and“Red Pepper”) degato—staccato. ane7. Hand Springs ' He <3) , WF z we Te 1 8. Walking Like a Duck9. Bear Walk10. Sliding Down the Bannister Practise this first: legato—staccato a A ie pooh er es Otter = Now practise this: legato—staccato aeNow do the whole trick: Legato—staccato 112. Fit as a Fiddle and Ready To Go Jegato—staceato