Wunderkeys Pop 2: Sea of Stars and Dotted Eighths

Sea of Stars in D Major from Wunderkeys Intermediate Pop 2 Performance Book is inspired by themes from Mozart's famous piano sonata.

Watch the first minute of the video below to hear the inspiration behind the motifs in this piece.

Mozart Sonata No 11 in A Major Andante Grazioso

Practice Tips

• Block practice the left-hand chord and interval patterns to prepare for smooth chord shift transitions.
• Tap the rhythms as you listen to the performance video below (Start at 1:45). Think of the dotted eighth rhythms in the right hand as doubled in value (augmented). For example, measure one sounds like  "Shoot the bug Slug bug" in bug rhythm language.
• Play the left hand 2 and 3 note phrases with a down-up motion and light thumb.

Supplementary Music

Piano Pronto Movement 2 Sonata Theme is a simplified version of Mozart's original theme.

Minuet Op 11 No. 5 by Luigi Boccerini in Discovering Piano (Red p. 178)

Minuet in A Minor BWV 120 by Bach in Discovering Piano (Red p. 188)