“Ständchen” - the “ Serenade” we are inviting you to play alone or with the orchestra - is taken from a cycle which is unfortunately aptly named, “The Swan Song” (“Schwanengesang”). The writing was frenetic: it is said that more than ten lieder could spring forth in just one day! The beginning of the 19 th century witnessed an overflowing abundance of poetry. Among his thousands of works, more than 600 are lieder - melodies: the favorite genre of romantic Germans. Thirty-one years and more than a thousand works on the clock: Franz Schubert is a real meteor in the heavens of classical music.
Start with the easiest one, which is C, and then move to the next one, such as D the next day or week. Set up a goal of learning one new Arpeggio say every day, or every week depending on your schedule.The fingering is important as it is written specifically for your hand to learn the proper placement for all of your notes. Pay attention to the fingering for each Arpeggio that you play.If you are playing a descending Arpeggio, then reverse that, and turn your hand towards the left as you play from the top to the bottom. If you are playing an ascending Arpeggio, meaning it goes from the bottom to the top, then lean your hand towards the right as you play it. Lean your hand and fingertips physically in the same direction the notes are going.This is much easier and will help you be able to play both hands at the same time faster if you learn them separately first. Learn and practice your Arpeggios one hand at a time, before trying to play both hands together.There are a few of important tips to remember when starting to learn and play Arpeggios. Adding in Arpeggios to your "workout" is an important step to include for a balanced result. This increase in flexibility benefits all the rest of your piano playing as well, and more than if you only practiced on scales and chords alone. Using our fingers one at a time like we do when we play Arpeggios works our muscle strength and coordination more than if we were only playing chords.