How to Teach Khachaturian Sonatina

Today we're talking about how to teach the first movement, Allegro giocoso, of the Sonatina by Aram Khachaturian. This is a fast, exciting piece that requires accurate reading and is a good candidate for practicing memorization skills.

Recommended editions:

• Encore! book 2 (Jane Magrath) -

  • ➡️ Check out my FREE listening resource for the Encore! books here

• KJOS Piano Repertoire Romantic + 20th Century Level 8(Keith Snell)

Syllabus listings for difficulty level:

• RCM Level 9

• Illinois AIM Level 10

• Jane Magrath Level 7

Topics highlighted in the video below:

• Reading accurately 

• Broken and blocked octave technique

• Articulation 

• Good piece for working on memorization

• Character

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