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This is a piece I wrote to shape some concepts for my first/second year piano
student daughter. I had the idea while listening to her practice by brute force
meaning the keys are repeated hit continuously at same tempo, same strength
almost as a pounding exercise.
I thought nuance was not getting into her playing yet (as with most beginning
students). I wanted her to be aware of the musicality innate in a piece of music.
Therefore, I loaded this piece up with all kinds of tempo changes, dynamics, etc.
A little overkill, but printed music does suggest these things although it might
not be written in.
Concepts I was going for:
- Form: In this case a Rondo. Using classic ABACA.
- Key Relationships: C Major / A Minor. Sections B and C are in A minor, although written in key of C with the addition of sharps (leading tone G ).
- Hand Independence: Scales in one hand punctuated in the other.
- Scales: Scales found in both hands and the value of scales fingering in a real piece.
- Phrasing: How different notes are placed together to make a complete thought.
- Dynamics: Lots of changes written in there and how it relates to phrasing helping make the complete thought.
- Articulation: Staccato vs Legato, voices opposing each other; again helping with the complete thought.
- Tempo: That such a thing as flexible tempo helps with phrasing and completing that complete thought we talked about.
- Pounding beat vs a larger beat: as interpretation such as dance (emphasizing the first beat instead of pounding by each beat. Notice by the tempo markings that a larger beat is called for by the markings (one beat per measure embracing the dance aspect.)
Her former teacher is very talented, holds his Doctor's degree in Piano Performance and was absolutely terrific with her. That being said, Kara soon found out there were boys, and from that moment on the instructor never had a chance. Shes 38 now, loves to play this piece and still -- pounds it out.
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