By the beginning of the 20th Century, piano pedagogy had advanced fingering technique to such a degree that even students with a (i) were able, with targeted practice, to execute thorny passages, while exuding the (ii) of a polished salon pianist.
Blank (i)
modicum of dexterity
semblance of pitch
consummate technicality
Blank (ii)
superciliousness
sanguineness
aplomb
