Piano Adventures 4: Caspian Sea and Balance

This lesson plan includes activities and tips for playing Caspian Sea in Piano Adventures 4 TECHNIQUE Book. 

   This lesson plan includes activities for "Prelude in C" in Piano Adventures 4.

Music Samples

Add the chord names in your music as you listen to the samples below.

Caspian Sea Sample 1

Piano Adventures 4: Excalibur and Two Hand Phrases

This lesson plan includes activities and tips for playing Excalibur in Piano Adventures 4 TECHNIQUE Book. 

  

Music Sample and History

Listen to the 2 performance videos of Excalibur below. Do you notice any differences in expression, technique, tempo?

Excalibur Sample 1

Piano Adventures 4: Chasing Butterflies by Streabbog

This lesson plan includes activities and tips for playing Silver Rain Etude in Piano Adventures 4 TECHNIQUE Book.

   

Music Sample and History

Watch the  Chasing Butterflies  video tips and imitate the empty fingers sound as you play the piano sections.

Piano Adventures 4: Silver Rain Etude

This lesson plan includes activities and tips for playing Silver Rain Etude in Piano Adventures 4 TECHNIQUE Book. 

Listen to  Silver Rain Etude paying attention to how the varying arm weight and tempo changes add expression to the piece.

Piano Adventures 4: Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven

This lesson plan includes activities and tips for playing Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata in Piano Adventures 4 Technique Book. 

Music Samples

Choose a version of Moonlight Sonata to listen to below.

Beethoven's Wig Moonlight Beep Beep Beep

Bastian Lit 1: Ecossaise in G and Staccatissimo Wedges

This post includes lesson plans and activities that correlate with Ecossaise in G by Beethoven WoO23 in Bastian Lit Vol 1.

Music Samples and History

 An ecossaise is an energetic country dance in 2/2. Listen for the "Jump-Drops" in the Ecossaise in G by Beethoven WoO23. What do you imagine the dancers doing during this part of the music?

Bastian Lit 1: March in D 122 Bach CPE and Musical Interpretation

 This post includes lesson plans and activities that correlate with March in D by CPE Bach (Schirmer JS Bach AMB, Bastian Piano Lit 1, Easy Classics to Moderns).

Music Samples and History

Because Baroque music had few expressive marks written in the original score, different performers may have varied dynamics, phrasing, articulation, tempo, and rubato as they choose how to add musicality to the piece.