How To Teach Mozart Rondo alla turca
Today we're talking about the very famous Rondo alla turca from Mozart’s Sonata in A Major, K.331. Since this piece is on the list of “most requested” piano pieces by students, it’s included in my newest resource, Not Ready Yet.
Every piano teacher has experienced students asking to play pieces that are too hard for them. The good news is that these students have heard these classics and want to play them. The bad news is that they aren’t ready, technically or musically. What is one to do?
I have mapped out suggestions for handling TEN of the most-asked-for pieces. Things like
Clair de lune
Pathétique Sonata
Rondo alla Turca
Maple Leaf Rag
Chopin’s Nocturne in E-flat
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And now, back to the piece at hand:
Recommended Editions:
Syllabus listings for difficulty level:
RCM (complete sonata at ARCT)
Illinois AIM Level 11
Jane Magrath Level 10
Related videos:
Leopold Mozart Minuet in F Major
Johann Burgmüller Arabesque Op.100, No.2
Skills to prepare and develop:
A minor, A major, and F# minor scales and chords
Octave technique, A major octave scale for both blocked octave scale and broken octave scale
Appoggiaturas in the opening section and grace notes (acciaccaturas)
It’s terribly important that our students listen to quality professional recordings of pieces like the Rondo alla turca (as opposed to student recordings found on YouTube!) in the learning process.
I enjoy this one by Andras Schiff and hope you will too:
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