progressive studies

A collection of piano études arranged in order of increasing technical difficulty. Burgmüller's Op. 100 is subtitled 'faciles et progressives' — easy and progressive — meaning the pieces are designed to be learned in sequence, with each introducing skills that prepare the student for the next.

When assigning pieces from Op. 100, the order matters. The early pieces are deliberately simple enough to achieve fluency quickly; the technical challenges introduced in later pieces (cross-hand patterns, rapid runs, chromatic passages) build directly on earlier ones. Do not jump ahead without mastering what comes before.