Early intermediate piano repertoire full#
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Posthumous – “Charming performance today, with some areas you can improve. Sleighing Party – “You set a fun and exciting tempo and I wanted to be on that sleigh listening to the horses’ jingle bells! Your playing was bright, exciting, and sounded extremely fun. I’ve often said the what the student learns in their preparation is the most valuable reward from performing, far beyond a winning performance or an excellent score Early Intermediate Piano Judging Comments – Age 11-14 Reading the critique of “Jamaica” would make both teacher and student smile! In “Missions” I love the reference to the student’s fine preparation. Look and listen for the piece to make YOU want to dance. It is especially important when the piece is a dance form. I especially love a critique that uses the form or type of piece to make comments. Missions In Outer Space “You sure were prepared for this day! I love your sense of drama at M. Jamaica Me Happy! “Jamaica me happy listening to you! Musical Performance. This was a very spirited performance and a delight to hear!” Tarantella Vico – “Wow! You really had those dancers moving! Your accents were great and the staccatos were crisp! There is so much to like about how you played this piece. Middle Elementary Piano Judging Comments – Age 9-10 I also really love in the “Bach’s Music” critique that the judge is very gentle in the way the comments are expressed. Even a beginner can begin to think artistically, and the judge is encouraging that. I love that two of the judges in the examples use imagery to put across their message. Make the language simple, like the examples above. Many good judges for this age print their comments rather than write in cursive, to be child-friendly. How can you make these types of critiques interesting and helpful to the student? Be sure to write in the language of the child. It is most challenging to write a great critique when the music is not very complex and the reader is a young child. It would add suspense to the mystery, or scare the bejeepers out of me! Bravo to you and your fine teacher. 4 and 20 are not staccato? I think you are strong enough to even make a larger crescendo on m. Mystery at Blackwater Creek “I wonder if the mystery was about a strange sound that came over the creek at sundown? You played so well today with such great attention to all the musical dots and dashes. Rockin’ Good Time “Are you having a “Rockin’ Good Time” when you play piano? I hope so, because you play so well! I wish you lots of Rockin’ Good Times at the piano!”

A little faster tempo will help the music flow a little better.” Sometimes I could not tell if you were making changes.

Could you be careful to lift your RH on the rests at measures 18, 20, etc.

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I did have a problem limiting my focus to a few resourceful, well-written comments! As I wrote the article, my heart became so full of gratitude for all the inspiring judges I get to work with every year.Ĭlick to download this article Early Beginner Piano Judging Comments – Age 5-8īach’s Music (very early beginner): “I love this little piece and you played it so nicely. I’m convinced we have the best judges in Minnesota! When Wendy asked me to write this guest post on the top 10 piano judging comments, I had no problem finding enough material. You’ll also be interested in Marcia’s other articles about piano judging: The 4 Elements of a Great Critique and 4 Ways Judging Can Make You a Better Teacher. Ironically, this is a critique of critiques and should help those of us not only judge piano students in competitions, but also simply teach our students. Here is another fantastic post by Marcia Vahl, the current Judge Education Chair for the Minnesota Music Teachers Association.

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The Repertoirebook series is a part of a 4 book set, supported by Workbooks for project analysis, Musicianship books for theory with coordinated drills in rhythm and ear training, and Ensemble books for extended learning and the pleasure of playing with others. There are four levels of learning consisting of four books in each level with downloadable mp3s of all the works.

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