Piano Pronto 4 Online Activities

Piano Pronto Movement 4 Supplementary Activities

Choose the link below for lesson plans and activities that correlate with Piano Pronto Movement 4.

The theory, improvisation, and music and movement activities can be done in private lessons, group lessons, piano lab, or assigned for at-home practice.

#1 Medley of Patriotic Songs and Binary Form

#2 Heroic Symphony Theme and Double Treble

#3 Solace and Grazioso

#4 Rage Over a Lost Penny and Shifts

#5 Russian Composers Medley and Key Signature Review

#6 Flying Solo and Ternary Form

#7 Melody in F and Espressivo

#8 Turkish March and Giocoso

#9 Ragtime Medley and Style

#10 Serenade and Term Review

#11 La Cumparsita and Tango

#12 Arietta and E Flat Major

#13 Arabesque and Scherzando

#14 To a Wild Rose and A Major

#15 Spinning Song

#16 Verdi Medley and A Major Review

#17 The Beautiful Crystal and C Minor

#18 Tchaikovksy Medley and Cantabile

#19 Hungarian Dance No 5 and Energico

#20 Habanera and Quarter Note Triplets

#21 Sonatina in C and Rhythm Review

#22 Piano Concerto in A minor by Grieg

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Piano Pronto 4 Piano Concerto in A minor by Grieg

 This post includes activities that correlate with Piano Concerto in A minor by Grieg in  Piano Pronto Movement 4.

Music Examples

Listen to the first 2 minutes of Piano Concerto in A minor by Grieg (Auckland Orchestra) as you follow along in your music. This piece was written for piano with orchestra, but has been arranged for just piano in your method book.

Listen the Classics for Kids podcast About Edvard Grieg to learn more about this Romantic era composer's life.

Improvisation

Improvisation

Watch the sample improvisations below. Then choose your favorite style to improvise using notes from the a minor scale.

Optional: Write your favorite improv down using the Glimmer Printable or Arabian Printable.

Create First Glimmer of Hope

Create First Endless Road

Create First Arabian Nights

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#20 Habanera and Quarter Note Triplets

#21 Sonatina in C and Rhythm Review

Piano Pronto 4 Sonatina in C by Lynes and Rhythm Review

This post includes activities that correlate with Sonatina in C by Frank Lynes in  Piano Pronto Movement 4.

Music Examples

Listen to the First Movement of Sonatina in C by Frank Lynes (until 1:00) as you tap the rhythm of the piece.

Piano Pronto 4 Hungarian Dance No 5 and Energico

 This post includes activities that correlate with Hungarian Dance No 5 by Johannes Brahms in  Piano Pronto Movement 4.

Music Examples

Hungarian Dance No 5 Animated Pigs in a Polka

Choose a Classics for Kids podcast to listen to below: 

About Johannes Brahms

Brahms Hungarian Dances

About Hungarian Dancing

Supplementary Music Energetic (Energico)

Turbocharged by Christopher Goldston

Tarantella Viva! by Melody Bober - Sheet Music

The Matador by Carolyn Miller - Sheet Music

 Energico  in Piano Adventures 3B

Fiddle Tune by Martha Mier in Solo Spectacular Book 2

Brave Sea Captain by Kevin Olson in My Kind of Music Book 3

Spiderdance by Kevin Olson in  Imaginations Book 4

Babysitter Boogie by Dennis Alexander in Especially for Girls

Piano Pronto 4 Tchaikovsky Medley and Cantabile

This post includes activities that correlate with Overture Theme from Romeo and Juliet and Theme from Piano Concerto No 1 by Tchaikovsky  Piano Pronto Movement 4.

Music Samples and History

Overture Theme from Romeo and Juliet (Start at 8:50)

Piano Pronto 4 The Beautiful Crystal and C Minor

 This post includes activities that correlate with The Beautiful Crystal in  Piano Pronto Movement 4.

Music Sample

Kristallen den fina (Vocal and Harp)

Piano Pronto 4 Verdi Medley and A Major

This post includes activities that correlate with La Donna e Mobile and Anvil Chorus by Verdi in  Piano Pronto Movement 4.

Music Samples

La Donna e Mobile

Piano Pronto 4 Spinning Song

This post includes activities that correlate with Spinning Song by Albert Elmenreich in  Piano Pronto Movement 4.

Music Sample and History

As you listen to the performance of the original version of Spinning Song color the accents red in your music. (Note: The Piano Pronto arrangement does not include the B section).

Piano Pronto 4: To a Wild Rose and A Major

 This post includes activities that correlate with To a Wild Rose by Edward McDowell in  Piano Pronto Movement 4.

Music Samples

Listen to the music samples below and imitate the peaceful mood as you practice.
To a Wild Rose (Piano)

Piano Pronto 4 Arabesque by Burgmuller

This post includes activities that correlate with Arabesque by Burgmuller in  Piano Pronto Movement 4.

 

Music Sample

Arabesque by Burgmuller

Piano Pronto 4 Arietta and E Flat Major

  This post includes activities that correlate with Arietta by Grieg in  Piano Pronto Movement 4.

Music Samples

Arietta performed by Ayako Fujiki

Piano Pronto 4: La Cumparsita and Tango

 This post includes activities that correlate with La Cumparsita in Piano Pronto Movement 4.

Music Samples and Style

Choose a music sample to listen to below and tap the rhythm of the theme.

La Cumparsita Accordion by M Rodriguez

Piano Pronto 4 Serenade and Term Review

 This post includes activities that correlate with Serenade by Schubert in  Piano Pronto Movement 4.

Music Samples

Serenade (Rousseau)

Piano Pronto 4: Ragtime Medley

This post includes activities that correlate with Hello! My Baby and Alexander's Ragtime Band in  Piano Pronto Movement 4.

Music Samples

Hello My Baby! (Animated) start at 2:54

Piano Pronto 4: Turkish March and Giocoso

This post includes activities that correlate with Melody in F by Rubinstein in Piano Pronto Movement 4.

Music Samples 

Listen to a few excerpts of Beethoven's famous Turkish March below. It was composed for orchestra but has been adapted for piano and electronic instruments in some of the examples below. Which is played the most giocoso (humorously)?

Turkish March Line Rider (Orchestra)

Piano Pronto 4: Melody in F and Espressivo

This post includes activities that correlate with Melody in F by Rubinstein in Piano Pronto Movement 4.

Music Samples 

Listen to the original version of Melody in F by Rubinstein and imitate the expressive rubato as you practice this piece.

Piano Pronto 4: Heroic Symphony Theme and Double Treble

This post includes activities that correlate with Heroic Symphony Theme by Beethoven in Piano Pronto Movement 4.

Music Samples and History

Follow along in your music and listen to this sample performance of Heroic Symphony as if you were a piano teacher. Can you name 2 things the performer did well and make one suggestion for improvement? (Fingering, Expression, Notes, Rhythm, BAPDARP).

Piano Pronto 4: Patriotic Songs and Binary Form

 This post includes activities that correlate with Medley of Patriotic Songs in Piano Pronto Movement 4.

Music Samples and History

Choose a sample of each piece to listen to below as you tap the rhythm of the piece.

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