Pedagogy Pianoforte Requirements: longer paper outlining some teaching strategies for two contrasting pieces of high standard (approx. grade 7 and above). Both musical and technical aspects should be addressed. 1800-2000 words This essay would be outlining the teaching strategies for two high standard contrasting pieces which are the Toccata by Aram Khachaturian which is a modern piece‚ as well as the Consolation by Franz Liszt which is a romantic piece.
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Edvard Grieg (15 June 1843 – 4 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor‚ for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen’s play Peer Gynt (which includes Morning Mood and In the Hall of the Mountain King)‚ and for his collection of pianominiatures Lyric Pieces. [1] ------------------------------------------------- Biography Edvard Hagerup Grieg was born in Bergen‚ Norway on June 15‚ 1843. His parents were Hiemlik Grieg (1806–1875)‚ a merchant
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influences and their relationship to comprehension. Since the 19th Century‚ the piano etude has been a medium for composers‚ and subsequently pianists‚ to work out technically challenging ideas associated with playing the keyboard. Carl Czerny based his piano etudes explicitly on technical challenges – often in a simplistic way – creating exercises for pianist to work through particular issues. These etudes are simply exercise and never designed or considered worthy of performance on the public stage
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Antonio Salieri. Two years following him and his family moved to Paris‚ France where he toured broadly as a pianist. Liszt ’s father Adam died in 1826‚ leaving the 15 year old boy to care for his mother. Being depressed and dishearten took a toll on him as he earned a living by teaching piano lessons in Paris. Liszt interest in music began to fade away and he questioned his profession as a pianist. Eventually‚ becoming a passionate reader Liszt absorbed himself in literature and religion‚ which turned
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George‚ The Pianist directed by Roman Polanski‚ Life is Beautiful directed by Roberto Benigni and Saving Private Ryan directed by Steven Spielberg. The connections in these texts examine the effects of war as they are all set during war time. It was interesting to see that the same ideas came throughout the texts; in particular I expect Saving Private Ryan and Hotel Rwanda to connect as they both explore how war builds character. I also thought that Life Is Beautiful and The Pianist both connected
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advanced study.2 They soon became an important part of piano literature. Chopin’s Études Op. 10 is important to piano literature because of its history‚ musical techniques‚ and pedagogical purposes. Chopin‚ born in 1810 in Warsaw‚ Poland‚ was a great pianist. When he was eight years old‚ he amazed the nobility of Warsaw with his performance at the piano. As an adolescent‚ he was already composing spectacular music. In 1829‚ his teacher’s report on his composition classes in the Warsaw Conservatory was:
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be when you grow up‚ most children do not respond with "a career in financial services". Like most children‚ I responded with reference to jobs that seemed fun at the time. My first choice was a typewriter and translator‚ second naturally a pianist‚ but the third and most important choice was a computer engineer because I like computer‚ typing‚ translating a work and playing piano. If I were a computer engineer‚ I will don’t have much work. Computer engineers are
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I went to the concert on Monday November 19th‚ 2012 titled “An Evening of Art Song and Opera”. The concert overall I felt was put together well and the singers Lori Hultgren‚ and Kyle Engler did a very good job singing each opera song. The pianist Daniel Lau was very eccentric and moved with with the music very well making it fun to watch as he played each song. The concert lasted a little over an hour as it had played more than 13 different opera songs. The first half of the concert had songs
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house‚ afraid he "might lose her". The story of his world is told in a straightforward chronological account‚ describing his childhood‚ his time spent in Darwin as a pupil of Keller‚ his passage from adolescent to adult‚ his ambition to be a concert pianist and his ultimate realisation that "Honourable mention has become the story of my life". Paul’s character is majorly influenced by Keller throughout the course of the book. It is through Keller‚ that Paul learns many valuable lessons in life‚ however
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beginning of Jim’s 4-year tenure as pianist/composer with the Stan Getz Quartet. From 1990 until 1995 he held the piano chair in the Phil Woods Quintet. At the present time‚ he leads his own tentet‚ his own trio‚ and he appears as soloist at concerts and festivals worldwide. Jim’s reputation as composer/arranger and conductor for large jazz bands continues to flourish‚ and has earned him nine Grammy nominations. In 1996 he re-joined The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra as pianist and Composer-in Residence. He
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