Do you wish your fingers were stonger and 'fitter' and better equipped to play fast passages of music? Does your 4th finger need a 'power-up'?

Then Schradieck Study No.1 is the workout for you!

When practising this study:

1. Keep your left hand as relaxed as possible

2. Try to 'hammer' down your fingers as you play - this will really help them to get stronger 💪

3. Start at a moderate speed and as you get stronger build up the tempo

4. You can vary the bowing according to your tempo, starting with slurring 4 notes to a bow, then 8 and 16. Can you fit in 32?!

5. Keep building up your stamina by playing an additional line at each 'workout'

6. Push yourself to keep playing until your fingers start to get tired but then make sure to stop, 'shake out' and rest before playing again