PREFACE 

This book , like all others in JOHN THOMPSON'S MODERN COURSE FOR THE PIANO ,is designes to carry forward ,both musically and pianistically , from the piont of advancement reahed at the end of the preceding book . 

FORTH GRADE BOOK OF ETUDES (IN ALL KEYS)

For further technical development in this grade ,John Thompson has compiled ,annotated, and edited his FOURTH GRADE BOOK OF ETUDES which provides studies in all major and minor keys with comprehensive preparatory exercises for each example . 

This book contains choice etudes from Czerny ,Burgmuller ,Heller ,Bertini , Cramer , etc. and has been specially prepared to supplement the FOURTH GRADE BOOK in the MODERN COURSE.