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Gavotte - Dmitry Shostakovich - ABRSM 2017/18 Grade 5 Piano C2 with TEACHING NOTES

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TEACHING NOTES
To approach this piece correctly, look at the subtitle, this Gavotte comes from a selection of pieces Shostakovich wrote called "Dances of the Dolls". The predominant dynamic of the piece is "p" and it needs a light delicate touch. The LH crotchets throughout should be light and detached (except where a slur is marked - bar 15.

Be careful not to make the "2 note quaver slurs" into 3 note ones, the 2nd note should be lifted (e.g.0:05) and beespecially careful with you articulation in bar 15, slurring the RH in pairs again and a long semibreve held in the LH above legato crotchets. (0:29).

In addition to the marked "poco rit" a slight holding back at bars 32 and 56 would be effective (0:58)

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