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JS Bach - Prelude & Fugue in G Major, BWV 884
BWV884
Difficulty Prelude: 2-3 Fugue: 4 ... Read >>
Ailbhe McDonagh - Anastasia (from It’s a Piano Thing, Book 2)
ABRSM Grade 3 – B3
This beautiful chromatic waltz calls for a legato cantabile in the right hand, and control of balance between the bass line and accompanimental chords in the left hand. The player will need to listen for accuracy in the pedalling. Resources & links Piano Exam Pieces 2021 & 2021, Grade 3 is available from the ABRSM online shop here. The syllabus upon which these Practising the Piano Online Academy materials are based is © by The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music and is... Read >>
Brahms - Intermezzo in A Major (Op. 118 No. 2)
Fantasy Analysis
This collection of videos provides an imaginative, personal narrative on the interpretation of Brahms’s nostalgic Intermezzo in A Major, examining the work section by section and focussing on feelings, ideas and colours.... Read >>
Burgmüller - 5. Innocence in F Major (from 25 Easy and Progressive Etudes, Op. 100)
Beginning at a gentle p dynamic (as so many of the études do), the tempo is moderato (not too fast) and the mood grazisoso (graceful). The composer leaves it to us to decide the dynamic level at the end of the crescendo in the first half of this binary piece. My sense is that it should not rise above a mf, in order that the crescendo to f in bar 13 (where we find the highest note in the piece) marks the climax. On the final chord, also marked f, we find the lowest LH note (bass F). Play this... Read >>
JS Bach - Prelude & Fugue in E Major (Book 2)
BWV878
Difficulty Prelude: 4 Fugue: 6-7 This video preview features a performance of the work, please log-in or subscribe to see full teaching video for this work. Resources & links Click here for open domain editions for this work. click here to download difficulty chart for all 48 preludes & fugues. ... Read >>
Burgmüller - 17. La Babillarde (The Chatterbox) in F Major (from 25 Easy and Progressive Etudes, Op. 100)
La babillarde (Chatterbox) is a tuneful and humorous study in repeated notes, useful because both hands get the chance to develop this important skill. Only 35 bars long, there is great value in observing the repeats once the study has been mastered. Allegretto tells us the tempo is lively, but not too fast. The original French edition gives a tempo of 72 per dotted crotchet, rather on the fast side. I suggest experimenting with various different tempi starting from 60 per dotted crotchet. It is not always the case that repeated notes must be played with a change of finger,... Read >>
Brahms - Intermezzo in B-Flat Minor (Op. 117 No. 2)
Brahms’s Intermezzo in B-flat Minor, Op. 117 No. 2, is a deeply expressive late work that combines lyrical intensity with subtle harmonic shifts. This From the Ground Up edition highlights the piece’s essential structure through clear reductions and offers focused practice strategies to support confident, musical performance.... Read >>
Claude Debussy - Feux d'artifice, No. 12 from Preludes, Book 2
Feux d’artifice (Fireworks) is the final piece of Debussy’s second book of Préludes, and the most overtly flashy. Paul Roberts asserts that “virtuoso music should sound and look daring,” and that Feux d’artifice “is audacious in every sense, musically, technically, and theatrically.” Indeed, the music seems to not only depict actual fireworks but also embodies the notion of pianistic fireworks. In this video lesson, Fred Karpoff demonstrates how to clear the many hurdles of Feux d’artifice with ease, ranging from imaginative retaking of notes to facilitate jumps, arpeggios, and glissandi to producing sparkling sound, clarity, and daring sonic and pedalling... Read >>
JS Bach - Prelude & Fugue in C Minor (Book 2)
BWV871
Difficulty Prelude: 3 Fugue: 4 This video preview features a performance of the work, please log-in or subscribe to see full teaching video for this work. Resources & links Click here for open domain editions for this work. Click here to download difficulty chart for all 48 preludes & fugues. ... Read >>