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CHORD-STUDIES
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By

Frederick A. Williams
Opus 56

A Supplement to Volume 42,

WRIST- AND FOREARM-STUDIES

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 PREFACE
1 his set of Studies is intended as a Supplement to my book of " Wrist-
and Forearm-Studies," which has been so well received by the profession
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that I felt justified in writing this book of "Octave- and Chord-Studies;
and I trust it may be found as useful to my fellow-teachers as the former
work.
In the "Wrist- and Forearm-Studies" we began with the first principles

for developing strength and flexibility in the wrist and forearm muscles,
and took the student through a course of studies leading up to octave-play-
ing of moderate difficulty. In the present book we continue the octave- work
in a more difficult form, and also give studies in chord-playing, slurred oc-
taves, etc. The student who has mastered the work in the " Wrist- and Fore-
arm-Studies," should be able to continue the work in this book with good
results.
Frederick A. Williams

Cleveland, Ohio
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