This post includes activities that correlate with To a Wild Rose by Edward McDowell in Piano Pronto Movement 4.
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To a Wild Rose (Piano)
This post includes activities that correlate with To a Wild Rose by Edward McDowell in Piano Pronto Movement 4.
This post includes activities that correlate with Arabesque by Burgmuller in Piano Pronto Movement 4.
Musical elements to focus on in this piece are steady tempo, clear articulation, balance voicing the melody. Watch an excerpt from the Practice Tips Video for Burgmuller Arabesque by Josh Wright starting at 2:30 to 4:45.
This post includes activities that correlate with Arietta by Grieg in Piano Pronto Movement 4.
This post includes activities that correlate with La Cumparsita in Piano Pronto Movement 4.
Explore more about Spanish style music with Viss Get Inspired 21 Spanish/Latin Music.
Watch the video to review 14 Types of Articulation slur, legato, phrases, tie, staccato, staccatissimo, portato, accent, sforzando, marcato, tenuto, fp, fermata
This post includes activities that correlate with Serenade by Schubert in Piano Pronto Movement 4.
CK Intermediate Terms and Signs - brief definitions and memory aids for sempre, lento, larghetto, alla marcia, vivace, presto fp, sf and con moto
CK More Intermediate Expression and Articulation - brief definitions and memory aids for giocoso, maestoso, espressivo, portato and marcato
CK Intermediate Terms and Signs - brief definitions of dolce, grazioso, cantabile, fermata, accent, staccato and tenuto (stress), 8va, 8vb, 1st & 2nd endings
This post includes activities that correlate with Hello! My Baby and Alexander's Ragtime Band in Piano Pronto Movement 4.
Browse the Ragtime Pieces below and choose one you would like to learn if you love ragtime style.
Ragtime Do-Si-Do in Martha Mier Jazz Rags and Blues Bk 1
Downright Happy Rag in Martha Mier Jazz Rags and Blues Bk 1
This post includes activities that correlate with Melody in F by Rubinstein in Piano Pronto Movement 4.
Watch the Colourful Keys video with Intermediate Expression and Articulation and draw a picture to represent each term.
This post includes activities that correlate with Melody in F by Rubinstein in Piano Pronto Movement 4.
This post includes activities that correlate with Flying Solo in Piano Pronto Movement 4.
This post includes activities that correlate with Russian Composers Medley in Piano Pronto Movement 4.
Learn how piano scales relate to the circle of 5ths in this Pianoanne Circle of Fifths video.
This post includes activities that correlate with Rage Over the Lost Penny in Piano Pronto Movement 4.
This post includes activities that correlate with Solace by Scott Joplin in Piano Pronto Movement 4.
Listen to the supplementary Ragtime Pieces below and choose one you would like to learn if you love ragtime style.
Ragtime Do-Si-Do in Martha Mier Jazz Rags and Blues Bk 1
Downright Happy Rag in Martha Mier Jazz Rags and Blues Bk 1
This post includes activities that correlate with Heroic Symphony Theme by Beethoven in Piano Pronto Movement 4.
This post includes activities that correlate with Medley of Patriotic Songs in Piano Pronto Movement 4.
This post includes lesson plans for "The Gathering Storm" by Nancy Faber in Piano Adventures 3A Technique.
This post includes lesson plans for "Loxodonta Africana" by Nancy Faber in Piano Adventures 3A Technique.
This lesson plan includes activities and tips for playing "A MidSummer Night's Dream" in Piano Adventures 4 TECHNIQUE Book.
This lesson plan includes activities and tips for playing "Caspian Sea" in Piano Adventures 4 TECHNIQUE Book.
Listen to the melody sing over the soft left-hand patterns in Caspian Sea.
Use a paintbrush stroke for the left hand 1-5-10 patterns to avoid tension and release the left-hand eighth notes after the first beat of most measures instead of trying to hold out all 3 notes.This post includes activities that correlate with Czerny's "Return of the Scale Monster" from Piano Adventures 4 TECHNIQUE book.
This post includes activities that correlate with "A Joke for You " in Piano Adventures Primer.
This post includes activities that correlate with "Princess or Monster" in Piano Adventures Primer.
This post includes activities that correlate with "The Bugle Boys" in Piano Adventures Primer.
This post includes activities that correlate with "Come on Tigers" in Piano Adventures Primer.
This post includes activities that correlate with "Bells of Great Britain " in Piano Adventures Primer.
Watch the sample Create First Sunrise Video. Then create your own melodies on the black keys as you hold down the damper pedal to blend the sounds.
This post includes activities that correlate with "All My Friends" in Piano Adventures Primer.
This post includes activities that correlate with "Lemonade Stand" in Piano Adventures Primer.
This post includes activities that correlate with "Grandmother" in Piano Adventures Primer.
This post includes activities that correlate with "Copy Cat" in Piano Adventures Primer.
This post includes activities that correlate with "Octavius the Octopus " in Piano Adventures Primer.