Piano Pronto 5: Mexican Folk Medley and Fast Passages and Latin Music

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Music Sample

As you listen to the music for Mexican Stamping Dance, stamp on the accents and clap on the quarter rests in your music.

Piano Pronto 5: Waltz by Brahms and A Flat Major

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Music Sample

Listen for the waves of tension and resolution and rubato in this performance of Brahms' Waltz in A Flat Major.

Piano Pronto 5: Battle Hymn of the Republic and LH Stride

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Music Sample

Choose a version of the Battle Hymn of the Republic below to listen to and tap the rhythm of the melody.

Battle Hymn of the Republic Tabernacle Choir 

Piano Pronto 5: Autumn Theme and Voicing Thirds

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Music Sample

Vivaldi's Autumn Theme (Orchestra)

Piano Pronto 5: Victory Theme and C Minor/E Flat Major

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Music Sample

The Secret to Beethoven's Fifth

Piano Chords and Patterns Group Lesson

Can you spot the pattern?

Musical styles from around the world often have repeating chord and scale patterns that make them distinct. Most famous pieces include repeating musical ideas including repeating rhythms, chords and melodic sequences.

The Secret to Beethoven's Fifth

Bastian Lit 1 Waltz by Kabalevsky

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Music Samples and History

Waltz by Kabalevsky

Technique and Artistry

Watch (starting at 1:30) the piano tutorial for tips on shaping the melody with dynamics and wrist floats and a softer left hand accompaniment.