How To Teach Bartók Dance in Bulgarian Rhythm No.2

Today we’re talking about how to teach Dance in Bulgarian Rhythm No.2 which is from Béla Bartók’s Mikrokosmos Volume 6. This is a great example of a piece in asymmetrical meter. For another post on asymmetrical meter and mixed meter, click here.

Recommended editions:

• Mikrokosmos Volume 6 - Boosey & Hawkes

• Festival Collection book 8 (Helen Marlais)

Syllabus listings for difficulty level:

• RCM Level 10 (must play 2 Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm)

• Illinois AIM Level 10

Skills and knowledge required to play the A section well:

• Time signature - 2+2+3

• Accidentals (no key signature)

• Other 20th century idioms:

  • modal sounds,

  • shifting tonal centers,

  • movement by half steps,

  • tritones, augmented chords,

  • clusters

• Articulation

• Dynamics

• Pedal

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