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.
Not Ready Yet - suggestions, complete with direct links to quality editions, for alternative and preparatory repertoire appropriate for TEN of the most-asked-for pieces. The next time a beginner or intermediate student asks you to play Clair de lune, the Pathetique, or Maple Leaf Rag, be prepared and have options at your fingertips! Check it out here.
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 highlighted in the video below:
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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