This unique series teaches skills used by professional pianists to make their performances more expressive and dramatic. Students will explore five keys for achieving performance artistry: color, pedaling, rubato/rhythmic freedom, characterization and choreography. In-depth information helps students understand the concepts of balance, voicing, pedal techniques, and how to move at the piano.
Titles:
* German Dance, D. 365, No. 12 (Schubert)
* Dawn (Bartók)
* Idylle, Op. 126, No. 1 (Chaminade).* German Dance, D. 783, No. 14 (Schubert)
* Gavotte, Op. 36, No. 2 (Amy Beach)
* Cradle Song, Op. 124, No. 6 (Schumann)
* Mazurka (Glinka)
* Impresiones intimas, No. 2 (Mompou)
* Naughty Boy, from For Children, Vol. 1, Sz. 42, No. 21 (Bartók)
* A Little Girl Pleading with Her Mother, Op. 37, No. 1 (Rebikov)
* A Little Girl Rocking Her Dolly, Op. 37, No. 7 (Rebikov)
* The Bell Tolls (Liszt)
* Valse brillante, No. 5 from Valses poético (Granados)
* Waltz in A Minor, Op. Posthumous (Chopin)
* Waltz, Op. 12, No. 2 (Grieg)
* Whimsy (Dennis Alexander)
* Canon, from For Children, Vol. 2, Sz. 42, No. 31 (Bartók)
* Waltz, Op. 39, No. 3 (Brahms)
* Venetian Gondola Song, from Songs without Words, Vol. 2, Op. 30, No. 6 (Mendelssohn)
* Rapsodia Española** (Dennis Alexander)
* Tarentelle, Op. 123, No. 10 (Chaminade)
* Galop final (Casella)
* Gallactica** (Dennis Alexander). **Federation Festivals 2011-2013 selection