evenness
English composer
Definition
The fundamental goal of Czerny's étude system: each finger producing identical tone, timing, and key-depth, regardless of which finger is playing. No finger should sound louder, softer, or slower than any other.
Interpretive Guidance
Evenness is not sameness of volume but sameness of weight and release. Practice at a slow tempo with an exaggerated listening focus on the weaker fingers — typically 4 and 5. Record yourself and listen back. In Op. 299, if any note protrudes or disappears in a run, that is the finger to isolate and strengthen.