Harmony editions
Understand,
don’t memorize.
Chopin’s melodies + harmonic reductions in the left hand. An approachable way to learn Chopin.
The melody from day one
Free up the right hand over harmonic reductions in the left
Left hand reductions
Simplified left hand harmonies with annotations
How the piece works
Understand the work, including a full page analysis per piece
Improv adjacent
Our editions open the door to improvisation, like Chopin himself!
Nocturne in B major, Op. 32 No. 1 · bars 1–5
Annotated harmonies and their functions
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All of Chopin, by category
All 129 piecesThe method
Learn in two passes
Substitute the full left hand after learning the harmonies and progressions
Phase 1 · this edition
The melody over explicit harmony
Chord names above the staff and roman numerals below
Phase 2 · Chopin’s score
Bring it together
Layer in the left, or improvise based on your new understanding
Collection highlight
The Nocturnes
All 21, singly and as one set
AboutRichard R. FisherEngineer, gemologist, and 25 year amateur pianist
“I originally made hand-written versions when I was learning the Nocturnes, to make the works more approachable. I discovered it made learning super efficient, that this method was unusually well-suited to Chopin, and that with a deeper understanding of how the pieces worked right away the memorization took care of itself! My pianist friends loved them so I decided to build out a catalog piece-by-piece. I hope they help you learn Chopin, and I hope you will get in touch with any thoughts or feedback!”