OctavEtude

An ecstatically aggressive piano-etude focused on octave-playing that not only teaches octave-playing, but also musical anger-management by exploring the more forceful and percussive qualities of the instrument. The misleadingly tame beginning in unisons (the octave's inversion) is quickly replaced by boisterous octave-doublings in all registers across the wide range of the instrument. Not only does this etude require a certain technical skill, but also great physical stamina to maintain the high level of energy that is demanded almost throughout the entire piece. After completing this etude, the pianist has definitely mastered octave-playing.