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November 2009 Teachers' Guide and Resources
Ludwig van
Beethoven:
Besides the advanced Sonatas for Piano
Beethoven wrote several smaller pieces that early intermediate
students can master. These include Sonatina in G major, Sonatina in
F major, Ecossaise in G major, Ecoissase in E flat major, Country
Dances, Geran Dances, and Bagatelles, Op. 119.
Recommended collections of easier music of
Beethoven (early intermediate to intermediate level)
Dances of Beethoven: 19 Short Pieces to Play Before His Sonatinas
(Alfred)
At the Piano with Beethoven (Alfred)
Beethoven - First Book for Pianists (Book & CD) (Alfred
Masterwork Edition)
Beethoven: Introduction to His Piano Works (Alfred Masterwork
Edition)
Beethoven -- 16 Easiest Selections (Alfred Masterwork
Edition)
Sonata Form
Listening and Study Guide to Beethoven's Pathetique
Sonata for intermediate and advanced students. To make the
study of this piece more meaningful, students should listen to
it while looking at the score. Teachers might wish to assist
students in completing this assignment.
pdf
The Pathetique Sonata follows the classical sonata form, but
Beethoven broke some of the rules and made a few changes. Listen
to the piece and discover the elements that follow the rules and
those that break them.
Websites to
help with the theory of the sonata form:
http://library.thinkquest.org/22673/forms1.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonata_form
Keyboards:
The decision about whether students should start on an acoustic
piano or a keyboard is a personal one for each teacher. Here are
a few websites that explain the pros and cons of each one that
may be of interest.
http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~vhouser/keyboard.htm
http://www.parentsmusicguide.com/2008/04/piano-vs-keyboard/
http://xahlee.org/piano/piano_action1.html
Answers to Puzzles in this issue:
1. Mystery photos - see kid's page
2. Match Game (page 15): 1c-Baroque, 2g-Romantic,
3e-Classical, 4a-Romantic, 5f-Romantic,
6d-Baroque, 7b-20th century
3. Quiz (page 15): 1.b 2.d 3. Various answers are
acceptable 4. true 5. Expositions, Development,
Recapitulation
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