How To Teach Kabalevsky A Short Story

Today we’re talking about how to teach A Short Story from Dmitri Kabalevsky's Thirty Pieces for Children Op.27. This is a beautiful etude in broken second inversion chords.

Check out my hour-long workshop about Kabalevsky for piano teachers here: ⤵️

Recommended editions:

• KJOS Keith Snell Kabalevsky Op.27

• Hal Leonard Schirmer Performance Edition Kabalevsky Selected Pieces, Intermediate level

• Hal Leonard Schirmer Performance Edition Kabalevsky Op.27 only

• Hal Leonard Schirmer Performance Edition Kabalevsky Op.27 and 39 combined

Topics highlighted in the video below:

• E-flat major key signature

• Diatonic chords in E-flat major; the A section of this piece is a great vehicle for basic Roman numeral analysis and integration of theory and practice

• An excellent example of shifting harmonies over one note in the melody; there are two magical moments of harmony: m.13-15 and m.22-24

• Attention needed for shaping of RH melody

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